“The climate and nature crisis threatens all aspects of British life, from national security to the food supply. Despite the scale of the risks now facing the UK, there has been no comprehensive national emergency briefing delivered to the public by the Government.”
The National Emergency Briefing (‘NEB’) was commissioned in response to a simple but profound democratic principle: people should be trusted with the truth about major risks that affect their lives.
Each person on the panel is a leading expert on the aspects of Global Warming and its impact.
History suggests that societies are more resilient when people are trusted with the truth.
Chair: Professor Mike Berners Lee
Our planet provides our needs, but there is no ‘planet B’
Last November, more than 1,200 attended the briefing: politicians, leaders from business, culture, faith, sport and the media. They were briefed on the situation regarding Weather Extremes, Climate, Health, Food Security, National Security, Nature, Energy Transition, Tipping Points and Economics.
As a human race, our primary needs are air, food, water, and sleep; beyond these four, there are secondary needs for shelter and warmth, both of which depend on a stable environment. We are lucky thus far, leaving consideration of distribution, ‘Planet A’, ‘Earth’, has provided all our needs.
However, there is no ‘Planet B’ to which we can, if it were possible, up sticks and move. The only current options would be to move to the Moon or perhaps Mars, which are entirely hostile to human life. To recreate a sustainable encapsulated ecosystem would, in theory, be possible, but only for a very small selected population; you can work out the likely passengers and residents. The rest of us, you, me and those we love now and, in the future, would be left behind.
Homo Sapiens has survived, thus far
Homo Sapiens, thus far, has survived every cosmic, earthbound, natural and man-made disaster whilst large classes of plants and creatures, including some of our near relatives, have become extinct.
Here is the crunch, the nub of where we are now, not tomorrow; it won’t wait.
All the ‘independent’ scientific hard evidence indicates global warming is real. There is ‘no going back’ once the tipping point is reached, and it is relatively close, say within one to two generations. Those who argue otherwise evidently have coherent plans, but seemingly only to protect their vested interests. If they are right, we can all celebrate; if they are wrong, there will be zero humans and few, if any, creatures left.
We need to push back the tipping point, fast
It leaves us with a simple question: how do we push back the tipping point, both as individuals and at the community level?
The good news is that it is not too late; it can be done, and we are thus empowered to do whatever it takes to secure our futures together.
There are community film showings of the National Emergency Briefing; there will be one near you!
“The climate and nature crisis is already reshaping life across the UK, but the solutions are in our hands.
Getting involved is about building safer communities, cutting costs, and creating a better future.”
National Emergency Briefing was a wake-up call
A National Emergency Briefing on the climate crisis, how it is affecting nature and why it is almost too late by now
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