Will Climate Action Go Backwards Under Burnham?

13. august 2026 · 52m

Should Andy Burnham deliver a covid style national emergency briefing to inform the public about the climate emergency? How do we foster cross-party consensus on the climate emergency? And, can we balance the need to build data centres and protect the environment? 


Join Alastair Campbell, Rory Stewart and Caroline Lucas as they discuss all of these questions and more.


To watch Caroline’s four part series on climate as a national security threat, sign up at therestispolitcs.com



⁠⁠⁠⁠Read the redacted Joint Intelligence Committee Report here⁠⁠⁠⁠


⁠⁠⁠⁠Find out more about the National Emergency Briefing here.⁠⁠⁠⁠


Producer: India Dunkley

Researcher: Evie Townend

Video Editor: Josh Smith, Vasco Andrade

Social Producer: Celine Charles

Executive Producer: Bella Soames

General Manager: Tom Whiter

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