The People’s Emergency Briefing
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Ask your MP to speak at the debate
Over 130,000 people have signed Chris Packham’s petition calling for a live emergency briefing to the nation on the climate and nature crisis, introduced by the Prime Minister and delivered by independent experts. Now Parliament is going to debate it, on 16 November at 4.30pm.
This is a big moment, but it is a stepping stone, not the finish line. The government is unlikely to agree to level with the public at this stage. But a strong show of support from MPs at the debate will make the government take the idea seriously. It will also help establish, inside Parliament, that the public has a right to hear the full picture from independent experts.
Whatever the government says on the day, the campaign continues. We plan to keep supporting screenings of the People’s Emergency Briefing well into next year, until the government agrees with us that honesty is the best course of action.
We need as many MPs as possible to attend the debate and speak in support. Please ask your MP to attend and let us know what their response is.
It takes just two minutes to email your MP using this simple online reply:
Churches are getting involved
See our joint Press Release on the launch of the Call to Action resource for Churches here. Or go straight to the resource…
And we have a webpage where we are collecting quotes and tips from people who have run the film in their churches:
And we have new postcards to promote the PEB and the Church Resource. Email us if you would like some.
Let’s get Bishops on board!
Wouldn’t it be super if every bishop in the House of Lords signed the Parliamentary Call for a Televised Emergency Briefing? Is your bishop in the House of Lords? If so, check out to see if they have signed the Parliamentary Call. If they haven’t, please write to them and explain how important it is for them to do so. Here’s a template letter to send them
All you need to know
The People’s Emergency Briefing film was launched on 7 April 2026 and is being screened in churches and community spaces across the country. Here’s the trailer:
How you can get involved
The film
- Help organise a community screening of the film based on the event
- You can express interest in helping to host a screening in your area
- If you have a smart phone, we highly recommend you also sign up with Zero Hour – and select ‘yes’ when they ask if they can put you in touch with other campaigners in your area so you can share the load, reach more people, and have more fun
- With other Christian organisations we have created a resource for churches to make it easy for you to host the film in your church
- Promotion
- Some suggested text for your PCC or church council to explain why you want your church involved in this
- Suggested text asking your regional Synod to show it
- A template Parish Magazine article
- Canva templates for flyers and posters (You’ll need to go to ‘file’ and ‘make a copy’ and then you’ll be able to edit your copy.)
- Canva template for 2-sided A5 flyer and A4 poster for your CofE diocese (NB -You’ll need to go to ‘file’ and ‘make a copy’ and then you’ll be able to edit your copy.)
- At the screening
- Canva 2-sided handouts, including the NEB text and the survey, but with suggestions for local information on the back. (You’ll need to go to ‘file’ and ‘make a copy’ and then you’ll be able to edit your copy.)
- Here’s a template slide presentation to help you run the meeting. (You’ll need to go to ‘file’ and ‘make a copy’ and then you’ll be able to edit your copy.)
- After the screening
- Grief Circle – for Christian audience
- Listening Circle – for all settings
- If people want to discuss lifestyle changes there’s a blog here
- Also, wouldn’t it be super if every bishop in the House of Lords signed the Parliamentary Call for a Televised Emergency Briefing? Is your bishop in the House of Lords? If so, check out to see if they have signed the Parliamentary Call. If they haven’t, please write to them and explain how important it is for them to do so. Here’s a template letter to send them
- We recently ran a workshop on how to run a screening – watch the recording and see the slides here
The petition
- Sign and share with everyone you know this letter asking for an urgent televised national emergency briefing for the public, and for a comprehensive public engagement campaign so that everyone understands the profound risks this crisis poses to themselves and their families.
- Please also write to your MP asking them to support a Parliamentary Call for the televised briefing
Read about the National Emergency Briefing and what it was like to be there:
Comments on "The People’s Emergency Briefing"
Ruth Jarman:
Found it - i will put this in the email to all attendees that i am about to send :)
Jennifer Cairns:
Please can you share the link to the streaming on Monday 20th April that was mentioned in last night’s zoom discussion?
Staffan Engstrom:
A very helpful report - thanks Ruth!
Robert Wakeling:
How can we get this message through to the top of the government? Why don't they tax fossil fuels more and introduce a frequent flyer levy? This Labour Government does not seem to understand the climate emergency any more than the previous Tory one.
Rev Debby Plummer:
I want to arrange a screening. Such an important meeting - I'm glad you were able to be there
Sue Ward:
Thank you Ruth. Have no doubt..you were meant to be there. God bless all you work and your prayers
Diana BengeAbbott:
Thanks Ruth. An important event.
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