Rothbury hears the evidence on the climate and nature crisis at two free screenings of the People's Emergency Briefing
Today (Wednesday), Rothbury is one of the communities across the UK to watch the People’s Emergency Briefing – the film of the expert evidence on the climate and nature crisis that was presented to national leaders in Westminster last November.
Presented by Chris Packham CBE, the free 50-minute film features ten leading experts, including Newcastle University’s Professor Hayley Fowler on extreme weather, a former Climate Change Committee adviser’s worth of hard facts on food, health, national security and the economy, and clear, positive options for action.
The screenings, organised in partnership between Coquetdale Community Energy and Upper Coquetdale Churches Together, take place just five days before MPs debate a petition, signed by more than 100,000 people, calling for a live, televised government emergency briefing on climate and nature (Monday 16 November, 4:30pm).
Organiser Karen Weech said: “Today is about giving everyone in Coquetdale the same facts our national leaders have already heard, and then talking about it together. It is free, it is friendly, and you do not need to be an expert. There is still time to come along this afternoon or this evening.”
Screenings are at All Saints Church at 2pm and Jubilee Hall at 7.15pm.
Entry is free. Last places for this evening’s Jubilee Hall screening can be booked at https://www.tickettailor.com/events/peoplesemergencybriefing10/2454438.