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British military leaders and security services, MI5 & MI6, tell us: Climate change is now a core national security threat.  This is not a future problem or a trade-off. Addressing climate change is central to national security today, not something to postpone.

It’s time to meet your MP and ask what they will do to protect us.  Join the campaign at  https://www.zerohour.uk/

If you are concerned about the climate emergency and the loss of nature, you may feel that there is little you can do about it.  But you are more powerful than you may think.  Over the years, activists have shifted the climate change conversation, leading to real, positive action.

In this podcast, we will look at how ordinary people in Bristol are peacefully campaigning to resist the forces that are driving climate change, and you will hear how you can join them. 

As heat, drought, floods and fires increasingly affect global breadbaskets, we’re being called to rethink how food is made.

The good news? We have powerful solutions. Precision fermentation — think high-tech brewing — can produce abundant, affordable, animal-free dairy, eggs and meat, with high quality and low cost.

It might sound impossible — but listen in and come away surprised, inspired and hopeful.

Top scientists warn the UK faces a climate–nature crisis more serious than COVID — worsened by misinformation and weak politics — but the government won't lead decisive action that can still change everything.

We voted for a Green Council in Bristol, but their draft Local Plan would allow developers to build on almost any green space.  There is still time to persuade them to change it. 

Our stories:

Richard Ecclestone is a retired police officer who, for years, policed environmental protests.     Over time, he has seen how what were seen as minor offences that warranted no significant punishment can now lead to prison sentences.   

Hear his journey from an establishment figure to a key player in Extinction Rebellion. 

On Saturday, 15th November, from 12 pm to 9 pm, at Temple Cloud’s Rockaway Park will be transformed for Sea Change: Unite with Light Festival, a day-long celebration that unites creativity, performance, and community action to highlight the importance of protecting our oceans.

Visitors will be invited to take part in a series of creative workshops, performances, art exhibitions and talks, all raising awareness and funds for Project One Wave and the Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK.

The festival aims to raise awareness of the urgent challenges facing the planet’s oceans, from plastic pollution to overfishing and to unite communities through creativity, learning and connection. Visitors are encouraged to bring family and friends and to contribute what they can through donations.

Before the last election, Labour promised there would be no new oil fields in British waters. Two years ago, Ed Miliband called Rosebank' climate vandalism’. Now in government, he must decide whether to approve Rosebank, which would be the largest new oil and gas field in British waters for 20 years. 

If we want a liveable climate, we can't allow any new oil and gas projects or licences. The UK must stop Rosebank and all new oil & gas fields.

We look at how the combination of solar; wind and batteries will give us very cheap and nearly unlimited energy.  AI, robotics and autonomous vehicles will change our working lives.  Finally, the threat to our food supply from climate change can be addressed by precision fermentation.  Each of these technologies offers ways to address climate change comprehensively, yet they present a major threat to our lives if we do not take great care. 

The COP 30 being hosted in the Amazon means that world leaders will pay particular attention to highlighting the vital role of Indigenous communities in protecting the rainforest and combating the climate crisis.  Since the beginning of time, they have used their deep knowledge of the forests to harvest them sustainably and protect them.  

On today’s show, our guests, Gabby and Mike, will call on the UK government to demonstrate global leadership at this vital summit by championing Indigenous Peoples.  We will hear from indigenous people themselves about the violence and intimidation they face, and the threats to rainforest biodiversity.  We will examine how the UK government can help by preventing British companies from contributing to rainforest destruction and how the government can promote biodiversity protection at the COP.