by Anne MacLennan
ReRoot will screen The People’s Emergency Briefing on
Friday 10 July, 7:30 – 9 pm at An Crùbh, Sleat.
The National Emergency Briefing is a rapidly-growing UK public information initiative working to ensure that both Parliament and the public are clearly and honestly briefed on the climate and nature crisis — and on what an effective national response requires.
In November 2025, more than 1,200 MPs, peers and leaders from business, culture, faith, sport and the media gathered at Westminster Central Hall for a landmark national briefing. Leading UK experts addressed the implications of climate and nature breakdown for food security, health, national security, infrastructure and the economy in the UK, alongside practical evidence on how risks can still be reduced.
That briefing was adapted into a film, The People’s Emergency Briefing, introduced by Chris Packham and aimed at the general public (trailer here ). It was released a couple of months ago and is being shown in community settings around the UK, as you can see from the map.
An important part of the event is the facilitated discussion, allowing attendees to express their reactions to the film and talk about local implications. It’s important to have local leaders and decision-makers involved – not to put them on the spot but to engage them in the conversation and to let them know that they have their constituents’ support for taking action. Research has shown that politicians consistently underestimate the public’s concern and wish for strong action on climate and nature, so we need to let them know.
Local councillors, MSPs, community groups and media are being invited to come along. The hope is that communities and organisations across different parts of Skye, Raasay and Lochalsh will screen the film themselves over the coming months, so that there is ample opportunity for the local population to be informed and supported to figure out what can be done individually and as a community to build our resilience and mitigate future problems for our children and young people.
Chris Packham describes the aim as: “to make vital information accessible in every constituency, in a format that is clear, human and watchable…I’d encourage people everywhere to attend a screening of The People’s Emergency Briefing. It creates exactly the kind of honest local conversation we now urgently need, both about what these changes mean where we live, and about what we can do together to address them.”
The film is approximately 50 minutes and the discussion about half an hour. Attendees will be invited to complete a short survey prior to watching, and again afterwards.
It would be very helpful if people could register to attend, either through Eventbrite or by emailing reroot@tighgorm.scot The film is not recommended for children and teenagers under 16 years of age.
