nsPEOPLES’ EMERGENCY BRIEFING TRAILER
The 45-minute film is a follow-up of the briefing given by 20 scientists to MPs and others in Westminster. It is hosted by Chris Packham and explores how without urgent action on climate and nature, the UK will face significant consequences to public health, food security, housing, and the economy. That is why communities are coming together and organising to shape a better future and help restore hope for climate and nature.
Watch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaI-dHgh65Q
BIOCHAR: A SUMMARY OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
can be read here BIOCHAR SUMMARY
COMPOSTING: does it simply create more CO2?
You can find out here Composting Emissions
BISHOP’S CASTLE CLIMATE & NATURE ACTION PLAN 2026 – 27
The Town Council adopted the latest CAP at its February 26 meeting. You can read or download a copy here BC CAP Year 4 2026-27
We already know the planet is facing a life-threatening climate and ecological emergency. While Bishop’s Castle and its hinterland may be a relatively good place to be for the next 20-30 years, it may also be affected in that time by changes to the Gulf Stream, melting ice caps, other serious climate changes, or the critical loss of pollinator insects with the risk of severe flooding, power outages and food supply problems.
More widely, the UK is being affected by changes elsewhere. Large-scale, climate-led population upheavals and migration will almost certainly cause significant political, economic and social disruption. Climate-related crises (drought, forest fires, flooding, crop failures) elsewhere in the world could have serious knock-on effects. This kind of disruption could well occur in the next 2 decades.
Photograph by Daphne du Cros at Little Woodbatch Market Garden, Bishop’s Castle
All the proposals in the CAP spring from two starting points:-
i) mitigating the worst effects of the climate emergency; and,
ii) adapting and building resilience to prepare for major change.
These proposals are not complete and will remain under continuous review as conditions change and as we consider priorities and time-scales. For example, time and resources have not allowed the production of chapters on issues such as Transport and Health.
There are many practical suggestions in the CAP, and even slight modifications in the way we live our everyday lives can make a significant difference to our environment. We would urge you to read the full document.
Any comments or suggestions you have would be most welcome and can be made by contacting the Sustainability Working Group chair: Mike Watkins
Contact at: bccap@lightfootenterprises.org