On 27th November 2025, ten of the UK’s leading experts presented a National Emergency Briefing to an invited audience of more than 1,200 politicians and leaders from business, culture, faith, sport and the media in Westminster. Those who attended include broadcaster Chris Packham, actress Jennifer Saunders, business guru Deborah Meaden and musician Brian Eno, alongside hundreds of MPs.

Echoing warnings brought by Extinction Rebellion since the early days in 2019, the briefing was a high-level assessment of the imminent, systemic risks to our food, our water, and our very survival. It was a moment of hard truth, designed to show what is coming if we do not act, but also that there is clear evidence that urgent action will strengthen our economy, resilience, and quality of life.

To bring this information directly to the public, climate comms lab the Utopia Bureau produced a 50-minute documentary film titled The People’s Emergency Briefing.

Both the briefing and the film were made and funded by concerned citizens, not by the Government as you might imagine. The BBC is an independent public service broadcaster established under a Royal Charter and owned by the British public. When credible evidence of national risk is available, such as this, institutions have a responsibility to ensure the public is informed. There has been no comprehensive national emergency briefing delivered to the public by the Government, so once again, that truth is being brought directly to the people, by the people.

Through the People’s Emergency Briefing (PEB), this vital information is moving out of the corridors of power and into the hands of the community. We are seeing a beautiful shift in how this knowledge is being received. It is happening in the low hum of conversation that follows a screening in a local film house or a village hall. In these spaces, the heavy weight of the news is being met with something much more powerful: community, shared meals, and regenerative discussion. We are moving from a state of overwhelming fear into a space of collective agency. People are remembering the value of sharing news person-to-person and discussing ways of pulling together while supporting each other.

To help navigate these conversations, our Community Building Circle has created a series of zines. We know that the scale of the crisis can feel paralysing. These zines are designed to be small, accessible tools to help break the ice, spark discussion, and provide a gentle way to start talking about the big things without feeling lost in the noise. You can print one for yourself to take to your local group, or print a few to hand out as conversation starters at your local PEB screening.

But as we build these local spaces of care, we must also continue to push for the structural changes that allow truth to flourish. For years, Extinction Rebellion has carried the demand to Tell the Truth. This is not just a slogan; it is a fight for the very reality we live in. We see this struggle clearly in the work of Jon Fuller, who has been fighting for years to force the BBC to address the climate breakdown.

Digital rebellion action

Jon is now leading a call for Judicial Review, supported by Leigh Day solicitors, to hold the broadcaster accountable for its failure to inform the public about the most alarming facts facing our nation.

Please would you either use the BBC’s online complaints process to complain about a recent interview with Nigel Farage or, if you are able to devote a little more time to this project, please print a longer letter and post it to the BBC.

Guidance on both steps are detailed here.

what’s next?

We are witnessing a profound shift in how we receive our news. As community groups organise their own screenings and independent voices rise up, a decentralised media system is beginning to take shape. It begs the question: what is the point of a centralised media that refuses to provide us with the information we need to survive? This is why the fight for media sovereignty is more vital than ever. We need to ensure our information landscape is a public utility, not a playground for offshore billionaires.

This fight for truth is inseparable from the fight for our security. We see this in the work of Zero Hour, as they pivot towards the Nature and National Security Bill. This move recognises that climate chaos, the movement of people, and national security are not separate issues. They are one single, interconnected crisis. The political games of left against right are a distraction; the real story is the correlation between ecological collapse and societal instability and how we meaningfully act as a society.

We are seeing the threads pull tight. The fight for the climate, the fight for the truth, and the fight for a democratic media are not separate battles. They are the same struggle. We are moving from the quiet work of reconnecting our roots to the loud, necessary work of reclaiming our right to know, to decide, and to act.

BBC Judicial Review Webinar

Here is Jon Fuller talking about the BBC Judicial Review at the Climate Emergency Centre’s webinar from 8th April 2026.

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“The Utopia Bureau is a climate communications lab, prototyping innovative ways to trigger climate action urgently and at scale.”
www.utopiabureau.com/

“The National Emergency Briefing is the result of leading experts and concerned citizens joining forces to encourage UK decision-makers to step up their response to the escalating climate and nature crisis.”
www.nebriefing.org/aims

Government report: “This assessment is an analysis of how global biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse could affect UK national security. It shows how environmental degradation can disrupt food, water, health and supply chains, and trigger wider geopolitical instability. It identifies 6 ecosystems of strategic importance for the UK and explores how their decline could drive cascading global impacts.”
www.gov.uk/government/publications/nature-security-assessment-on-global-biodiversity-loss-ecosystem-collapse-and-national-security

“The Nature + National Security Bill is designed to address the growing threat that biodiversity loss poses to national security, alongside the urgent need to strengthen climate adaptation to better protect communities across the UK.”
www.zerohour.uk/nature-and-national-security-bill

Love and Rage : SUMMER ❤️‍🔥

12th, 13th, 14th September – London

With fire in our hearts, we will spark and sustain a spirit of creative, nonviolent rebellion to disrupt and pressure the perpetrators of climate and ecological injustice and drive systemic change through equal participation in power.

A long hot weekend of discussion with some fun and games on the streets leading to a banging finale on the Monday. Join and stay as long as you’re able.

Prioritise Monday 😉

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