The People’s Emergency Briefing film

Upcoming film screenings:

Future north Devon screenings will appear here when announced.

Post-Screening: What Happens Next?

Thank you to everyone who has so far attended a north Devon screening of the People's Emergency Briefing – you showed up in your hundreds. Collectively being in the room together was the first step.

Below you'll find the actions and resources that came out of your post-film conversations at our screenings across Braunton, Bideford, Torrington, Barnstaple and Chelfham.

Immediate actions for everyone

• Please fill out the local post-screening questionnaire.This is the most important thing you can do right now. It directly shapes our next steps, so please find five minutes to complete this.

• Sign the open letter calling for a televised emergency briefing.

• Write to your MP. MPs receive more emails about potholes than climate change. Help us change that. We have tailored sample letters for our two local constituencies:
  - Sample letter to Ian Roome (North Devon)
  - Sample letter to Geoffrey Cox (Torridge & Tavistock)
  - For tips on starting a dialogue with your MP, see this resource.

Top five things you can do right now

Inspired by Professor Hugh Montgomery, health expert featured in the film:

1. Move your personal banking away from fossil-fuel funders

2. Shift to a largely plant-based diet (less meat, smaller portions)

3. Reduce air and car travel where possible

4. Switch to 100% renewable electricity by changing your provider

5. Talk openly about climate concerns to normalise action. Aim to speak to seven people this week

Bring more screenings to our area

The film is rolling out across the UK with nearly 800 screenings so far, aiming to reach every constituency. You can host a screening, help organise one locally, connect us to a venue or workplace, or simply spread the word.

Meeting write-ups

See what came out of each local screening:

• Braunton

• Bideford

• Torrington

• Barnstaple

• Chelfham

• South Molton

Local action groups/organisations

• Earth Action North Devon 
  - Sign up as a volunteer 
  - Sign up to newsletter (monthly What’s On and bi-monthly Earth News)

• Extinction Rebellion North Devon
  - Sign up to get involved in local action

• Sustainable Chumleigh

• Bideford Sustainability Group

• Torridge Growing Together

• Taw and Torridge River Champions

• Braunton Countryside Centre

• Coastwise North Devon

• North Devon & Torridge XR Lobbying Group

• North Devon & Torridge Climate Forum

• Lyn Climate Action Group

• Eco links – South Molton Environmental Communication Hub Mailing List

• North Devon World Surf Reserve
  - Sign up as a volunteer

• North Devon Biosphere Communities Project
  - Bideford
  - Appledore
  - South Molton
  - Chumleigh & Ashreigney

• Community Action Groups - Devon 
  - Sign up to newsletter 

• Devon Connect - an online hub for volunteering opportunities and events 

• The Mycelium Map– (recommended by The National Emergency Briefing). Earth Action North Devon is on the map, along with a few others, and we hope to see the network grow. 

Corporate courts and climate policy (ISDS)

During post-screening discussions, many of you raised concerns about private interests and national climate policy, particularly around Sir Geoffrey Cox's legal work for the coal industry and the Cumbria coal mine case.

When governments make the right call, like halting the Cumbria coal mine, foreign corporations can currently challenge those decisions through highly secretive legal processes, potentially passing their losses from obsolete projects onto taxpayers. There is a live petition with Global Justice Now calling for an end to corporate courts. Get in touch if you'd like to find out more about local action on this.

Area-specific reading

• Bideford Regeneration Plan

• Devon Carbon Plan

• North Devon Futures Strategy

• North Devon Biosphere 10-year Management Plan

• North Devon Nature Recovery Strategy

• Devon Local Nature Recovery Strategy (draft)

• North Devon National Landscape 10-year Management Plan (in progress)

Further listening

Podcasts recommended at the screenings:

• Screw this… Let's try something else – Apple Podcasts / Spotify

• From What If To What Next – Apple Podcasts / Spotify

• Outrage + Optimism – Apple Podcasts / Spotify

• Entangled World – Apple Podcasts / Spotify

About the film

Deborah Meaden talking with Chris Packham in the film

The National Emergency Briefing was a landmark event held in Westminster, where the UK's leading climate and nature scientists briefed over 1,200 politicians, business leaders, and public figures on the state of our climate and natural world, and what it means for our food, health, economy, and national security.

This compelling 50-minute documentary brings that evidence to everyone. It's designed to be watched together: neighbours, local leaders, and MPs in the same room, looking at the same evidence, and thinking about what comes next. After the film, short structured discussions explore what this means locally, for community preparedness, resilience, and long-term planning.

This isn't a film designed to frighten or overwhelm. It's a call to be informed. And to act together.

We're proud to be working with The North Devon & Torridge Climate Forum and other local organisations to coordinate screenings across northern Devon, part of 1,700 groups hosting screenings nationwide. All screenings are free and open to everyone.