Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks
The Parliament petitions site records 129,697 signatures for this petition. The Government responded on 15 June 2026.
The petition
Created by Christopher Packham. Quoted in full from the UK Parliament petitions site.
Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks
The UK faces growing risks from climate and nature breakdown - from extreme weather to economic disruption and national security threats. Yet the public has never been given a clear national briefing on the scale of these risks. Government should hold an emergency briefing from leading experts.
These risks could have serious consequences across UK society, with threats to health and food supply - which could become irreversible if without urgent action. Many people are unclear how these risks may affect them, and information in the public domain is often misleading.
A credible national briefing from independent experts would give people clear, trusted guidance on what these risks mean in practice, and what we can do - both together and individually - to prepare and respond.
The Government's response
The Government published its response on 15 June 2026; the petitions site lists the Home Office as responsible. Its summary:
We recognise the growing risks from climate and nature breakdown, and are committed to speaking clearly about the scale of the crisis and providing reliable sources for information and advice.
The opening 309 words of the 769-word response:
The UK government recognises the growing risks from climate and nature breakdown. Nature and a stable climate underpin our health, economy, national security and critical services.
The National Emergency Briefing campaign is right to highlight climate change as a major threat for the UK and the world as set out in our ‘National security assessment on global ecosystems’ in January 2026.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nature-security-assessment-on-global-biodiversity-loss-ecosystem-collapse-and-national-security
The government welcomes their work and we are committed to speaking clearly about the scale of the crisis.
In July 2025, the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ed Miliband MP, alongside the then Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Steve Reed MP, gave the first-ever statement on the State of Climate and Nature.
The statement provided an honest appraisal of the state of climate and nature in the UK and the action being taken to benefit people now, as well as future generations, demonstrating how the choices we make as a country influence the course of global action. To promote the statement, the Energy Secretary spoke to national broadcasters and newspapers about the threat of climate change to our British way of life, securing widespread coverage across print, online and broadcast.
We intend to undertake a second statement this summer to demonstrate the scale of the challenge and emphasise the steps that the government and UK citizens are taking to prepare and respond to the climate and nature crisis.
We recognise that climate risks are increasing in urgency across sectors and we need to go further and faster to ensure that our country, communities and natural environment are resilient to climate change. We have committed to strengthening our approach and are working together across government to deliver actions to improve our resilience. We will set out stronger adaptation objectives for a more ambitious fourth National Adaptation Programme (NAP4) in 2028.
Read the full response on the petitions site.
Where the signatures came from
Signatures came from 650 constituencies. Measured against each constituency's electorate at the 2024 general election, the most came from Bristol Central, with 14.5 signatures per 1,000 electors (907 in all).
128,400 of the signatures were from the UK and 1,297 from elsewhere, by the location signers gave.
| Constituency | Signatures | Electorate, July 2024 | Per 1,000 electors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Central | 907 | 62,735 | 14.5 |
| Brighton Pavilion | 1,074 | 74,786 | 14.4 |
| South Devon | 910 | 72,261 | 12.6 |
| Stroud | 922 | 77,905 | 11.8 |
| Lewes | 844 | 76,166 | 11.1 |
| Central Devon | 779 | 75,385 | 10.3 |
| Bristol East | 741 | 75,917 | 9.8 |
| Bath | 677 | 69,662 | 9.7 |
| Frome and East Somerset | 655 | 71,593 | 9.1 |
| Hove and Portslade | 666 | 74,063 | 9.0 |
| Region | Signatures |
|---|---|
| South East | 25,600 |
| South West | 23,381 |
| London | 15,349 |
| East of England | 13,086 |
| North West | 9,386 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 8,615 |
| West Midlands | 8,401 |
| East Midlands | 7,936 |
| Scotland | 6,516 |
| Wales | 6,218 |
| North East | 2,941 |
| Northern Ireland | 532 |
Source and receipt
- https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/767687.jsonUK Parliament Petitions API · read 2026-10-15 · SHA-256
7856396dc1a8180d… - The petition on petition.parliament.uk
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