Grassroots film turns climate anxiety into action

The People’s Emergency Briefing issued a stark warning about the future in a warming world, noting that the current autumn is unusually warm and that a dry summer has left parks parched and forests fire‑ravaged. The briefing highlighted that more than 450,000 people are predicted to die from an unprecedented El Niño over the next six months and that a report by UK intelligence chiefs reveals the extent to which the collapse of natural systems threatens global security and defence. The Guardian reported that the report was suppressed under former prime minister Keir Starmer’s leadership, while right‑leaning climate sceptics continue to spread doubt about the reality of climate change.

In other news, Benjamin Netanyahu delivered an inflammatory address to the United Nations, decrying what he called a global anti‑Jewish conspiracy and dismissing criticism of Israel’s war in Gaza. In the UK, far‑right agitator and anti‑migrant activist Daniel Thomas was arrested after filming himself appear to slash the side of a dinghy while a rescuer was onboard. Iran has said it is willing to open the Strait of Hormuz in six days and to start talks on its nuclear program the day after, provided the United States lifts sanctions on Iran’s oil exports, ends the war on all fronts—including in Lebanon—and releases some frozen assets. Ukrainian refugees fear homelessness after the government quietly cut 70 % of funding for hosts of the Homes for Ukraine scheme, reducing monthly “thank you” payments. Xi Jinping called for extensive cooperation with Washington to avoid a “Thucydides trap” that could put the US and China on a military collision course amid rising tensions over AI, trade and Taiwan.

The People’s Emergency Briefing delivered a warning about the future in a warming world, noting the unprecedented El Niño deaths, the suppressed UK intelligence report, and the ongoing climate scepticism.