The Climate Change Committee’s latest Climate Risk Assessment1 acknowledges that since the Climate Change Act was passed nearly 20 years ago, the UK has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 42%. However, according to this latest assessment, little progress has been made on preparing ourselves for life in a

Community film screening and discussion The People’s Emergency Briefing film features footage from last November’s National Emergency Briefing which brought together leading UK experts in climate science, food security, health, economics, national security and nature. The film presents a clear, measured overview of how the climate and nature

In an interview with BBC Newsnight and BBC Radio 5 Live, Sir John Major, former Conservative Prime Minister, spoke about the growing challenges faced by governments today and why climate change must be treated as a long‑term priority1.  Why Governing Has Become Harder Sir John explained that being Prime

Our April guest speaker was Dr Colleen Golja, Imperial College Research Fellow at the Grantham Institute for Climate Change and Environment, Imperial College London. Dr Golja gave an overview of the climate as a dynamical system and how this impacts the UK under past and present climate change. You don&

‘Northampton in 100 Years’ by Mike Longman, Vice Chair of Northamptonshire Natural History Society Present: Allan Bell, Caroline Gooch, Clare Slater, David Garlick, Emily Evans, Faye Spencer, Harry Mellor, Jane Wood, Jean Troy, Leonie Beale, Martin Coombes, Peter Nalder, Rupert Knowles, Sandra Lee Apologies: Clare Robertson-Marriott, Helen Dyson, Sue Carverhill,

It’s time to take practical climate action. A new year welcomes us to a world driven at the highest levels by greed and self-interest. As a matter of self-defence it’s time to act collectively in our own interests. The many groups across the county working on the preservation