{"id":3593,"date":"2025-12-06T15:03:45","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T13:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcticwatch.info\/index.php\/2025\/12\/06\/the-uks-national-emergency-briefing-on-the-climate-and-nature-crisis\/"},"modified":"2025-12-28T23:50:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T21:50:40","slug":"the-uks-national-emergency-briefing-on-the-climate-and-nature-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcticwatch.info\/index.php\/2025\/12\/06\/the-uks-national-emergency-briefing-on-the-climate-and-nature-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"The UK\u2019s National Emergency Briefing on the Climate and Nature Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>I\u2019ve belatedly discovered that on November 27th at Westminster Central Hall:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Ten of the UK\u2019s leading experts briefed an invite-only audience of around 1,250 politicians and leaders from business, culture, faith, sport and the media with the latest implications for health, food, national security and the economy.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to the National Emergency Briefing\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nebriefing.org\/\">web site<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>These briefings are the clearest, most up-to-date picture of the climate and nature crisis in Britain. For the first time, the UK\u2019s top experts give one integrated, unfiltered account of the risks and the solutions. This is the baseline the national conversation must now start from. Every policymaker needs to see it.<\/p>\n<p>The talks will be available on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@nebriefing\">YouTube channel<\/a> in the coming days\u2026<\/p>\n<p>A 45 minute documentary is now in production for release early next spring.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Whilst we wait for the official videos, here\u2019s a summary of the event via Dave Borlace\u2019s \u201cJust Have a Think\u201d YouTube channel:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"This is not the video I had planned to make.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8sa7uh192r0?feature=oembed\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Lieutenant General (Ret\u2019d) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nebriefing.org\/speakers\/lt-general-richard-nugee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Richard Nugee<\/a> CB CVO CBE spoke on \u201cclimate and national security\u201d, and mentioned the Arctic in that context:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The Arctic is becoming a new flash point due to the climate crisis directly. You\u2019ve heard how sea ice is receding and [the Arctic is warming] at four times the rate of the rest of the world. But let\u2019s put that in a geopolitical context:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arcticwatch.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ArcticBriefing.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-37040\" src=\"https:\/\/arcticwatch.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ArcticBriefing.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 892px) 100vw, 892px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arcticwatch.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ArcticBriefing.png 892w, https:\/\/greatwhitecon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ArcticBriefing-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/greatwhitecon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ArcticBriefing-768x435.png 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"892\" height=\"505\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>The Russian Duma has claimed [the Arctic Ocean] is a Russian internal sea, whereas we treat the Arctic as international waters. So there\u2019s a risk of conflict over access, over resources and of course, over shipping routes. So the climate crisis is now shaping strategic and military competition.<\/p>\n<p>The encouraging part is that what we need to do on climate also make Britain safer and more resilient. Take energy independence. Renewables, storage and a decentralised grid reduce our dependence on foreign oil and gas, and they are less vulnerable\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Some are using the threat from Russia to say \u201cLet\u2019s not worry about climate change now, or not at all\u201d. But that\u2019s a false choice. Tackling climate is central to our national resilience today. It\u2019s part of our today\u2019s security threat, not tomorrow\u2019s.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to the National Emergency Briefing web site once again:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>81 MPs and 52 Peers signed up to attend, and many others arrived at the last minute without tickets.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Do you suppose that any of them were listening?<\/p>\n<p>To be continued\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-sharing-icons\" id=\"wp-block-themeisle-blocks-sharing-icons-e2aa5b7d\"><div class=\"social-icons-wrap\"><a class=\"social-icon is-facebook\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/arcticwatch.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3593&#038;title=The%20UK\u2019s%20National%20Emergency%20Briefing%20on%20the%20Climate%20and%20Nature%20Crisis\" target=\"_blank\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><!--!Font Awesome Free 6.6.0 by @fontawesome - 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