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Simon Oldridge

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Cofounder National Emergency Briefing on the climate & nature crisis www.nebriefing.org | Science communicator | former manufacturing CEO & business consultant | Moog 🎹

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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
📣 The first screening of the People's Emergency Briefing in a national parliament! The film was shown at Holyrood last night. Grateful to First Minister John Swinney for committing to helping ensure it is “shared and understood very widely within Scotland”. #TimeToStepUp #NationalEmergencyBriefing
The First Minister John Swinney with Gillian Martin msp cabinet secretary for climate and rural affairs, and Prof Mike Berners-LeeThe First Minister giving an address next to a large screen about to show the Peoples Emergency Briefing A packed room of MSPs and staff watching the film
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
At the Labour conference? NEB cofounder @sioldridge.bsky.social will introduce an abridged version of the People's Emergency Briefing Monday at 5pm. With a panel discussion on how the film can act as a catalyst for the emergency action needed. #PEBuk #NationalEmergencyBriefing It's #TimeToStepUp
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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
It’s extraordinary that as we breach 1.5° - which only in 2018, the IPCC said wouldn’t be reached until 2040 - that the PM is still holding up net zero by 2050 as an adequate response!

 The threat level has changed dramatically since the UK adopted its NZ by 2050 aim. Just a few examples: 🧵
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West Country Voices @westcountryvoices.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
From the co-founder of the @nebriefing.bsky.social , @sioldridge.bsky.social : @labouruk.bsky.social we need so much more from Andy Burnham. westcountryvoices.co.uk/climate-chan...
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Climate change is an escalating physical threat for every one of us: time for government to step up - West Country Voices
It’s extraordinary that as we breach 1.5° – which only in 2018, the IPCC said wouldn’t be reached until 2040 – the PM is still holding up net zero by 2050 as an adequate response! I get it that the PM...
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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Good point - thanks 😆
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🔥 This video is approaching 1 million views collectively across social media. Pretty please use this tool to write to your MP - whoever they are - it all counts. And then share this link everywhere to family, friends, groups —> www.europeanmovement.co.uk/contact-mp-a...
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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
It really is alarming that the government shows no acknowledgment of this dramatically evolving threat picture. The National Emergency Briefing experts stand ready to brief the PM and his team privately, including a viewing of the People’s Emergency Briefing film. #NationalEmergencyBriefing
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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
3️⃣ Meanwhile global emissions have continued rising, meaning action now has to be much more urgent to compensate - CO₂ emissions are cumulative!

 The carbon budget for 1.5°C is pretty much gone, and the carbon budget for even 2°C is running out fast. (chart a bit outdated by you get the idea)
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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
2️⃣ Some key climate impacts are arriving up to 25 years earlier than models predicted at the time the UK made its Net Zero by 2050 commitment. As explained by extreme weather expert Prof @hayleyjfowler.bsky.social in the People's Emergency Briefing film.
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Find a People's Emergency Briefing screening near you, or spot a gap that you can fill by hosting a screening.
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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
1️⃣ New science shows that we are much closer than previously thought to crossing irreversible tipping points like the shutdown of the #AMOC ocean current and the dieback of the Amazon rainforest.

 www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
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Bleaching, Melting, Slowing: New report tracks growing risks of Earth system tipping points
13.10.2025 - Widespread coral reef die-off marks the world’s first climate tipping point, according to a new report by 160 scientists. The Global Tipping Points Report 2025 highlights mounting risks a...
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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
It’s extraordinary that as we breach 1.5° - which only in 2018, the IPCC said wouldn’t be reached until 2040 - that the PM is still holding up net zero by 2050 as an adequate response!

 The threat level has changed dramatically since the UK adopted its NZ by 2050 aim. Just a few examples: 🧵
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Thank you to the 9 MPs who, in the last 2 weeks, have joined the Parliamentary Call for a live emergency briefing on the climate and nature crisis. Has your MP has joined the Parliamentary Call? Enter postcode to see: nebriefing.org/parliamentary-call #NationalEmergencyBriefing #TimeToStepUp 🧵
Portraits of nine MPs. Top row, left to right: Scott Arthur, Edinburgh South West; Liz Jarvis, Eastleigh; Sarah Gibson, Chippenham; Ian Sollom, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire; Chris Bloore, Redditch. Bottom row, left to right: Julia Buckley, Shrewsbury; Gill German, Clwyd North; Darren Jones, Bristol North West; Perran Moon, Camborne and Redruth. The National Emergency Briefing logo appears at the bottom right.
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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Sorry Mark - we’re too flat out keeping up with interest in the @nebriefing.bsky.social. Lots of great contributions here: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/... - Anna Dixon 15:20:26 - Dr Brian Mathew 15:49:30 - Ellie Chowns 15:38:03 - Martin Wrigley 15:53:30 - Barry Gardiner 15:51:30
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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
You can see the debate on Parliament TV here starting with Adrian Ramsay’s speech: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/... Contributions from other MPs from around 15:35.
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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Listening to the Westminster debate today on the suppressed intelligence report on the national security threats from nature loss.. We really do have some fantastic MPs. If you're in any doubt about that, check out the clips on the @nebriefing.bsky.social Facebook page. www.facebook.com/nebriefing
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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 01/09/2026
Heard about new fossil gas plants being built to power AI data centres? Maybe some PR about their emissions being captured & stored? Tip: Don't fall for empty promises from companies that produce+sell gas, that a technology they’ve been failing to deliver for decades, will soon make gas “clean” ⬇️
Image of an origami paper tiger, accompanied by text that says: "Carbon capture is a paper tiger. New fossil fuel infrastructure for data centres is not going to be 'decarbonised' by a costly, risky, and failed technology. Even its proponents won't pay for it... and will sue if they're actually required to build it. New gas just means new emissions."
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Kevin Anderson @kevinclimate.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Emit today & fix it tomorrow. Proposal by Loo/Allen/etc for new N.Sea oil & gas developments to be conditional on fossil-fuel execs promising to neutralise emissions thro' future CCS & “engineered removals”. static1.squarespace.com/static/6356a... My response: climateuncensored.com/response-to-...
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Response to Open Letter to DESNZ about Rosebank & Jackdaw - Climate Uncensored
Response to a letter from Stephanie Loo, Myles Allen & colleagues to the DESNZ Secretary of State about offsetting continued fossil fuel production with
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Campaign against Climate Change @campaigncc.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Allowing Rosebank/Jackdaw with promises of CCS later is a trap, as @kevinclimate.bsky.social points out: - CCS is unproven at anything like the required scale. - We should invest in cutting fossil fuel use, not prolonging it. - Every year of delay makes the required emissions cuts steeper.
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Response to Open Letter to DESNZ about Rosebank & Jackdaw - Climate Uncensored
Response to a letter from Stephanie Loo, Myles Allen & colleagues to the DESNZ Secretary of State about offsetting continued fossil fuel production with
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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Such an uplifting interview with NEB Chair Prof @mikebernerslee.bsky.social by @nickbreeze.genn.cc Why facing the climate & nature crisis will be positive in so many ways. Really worth a listen. Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w... www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziP8... #NationalEmergencyBriefing
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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Fed up with people shirking responsibility by arguing that the UK causes just 1% of emissions? Here are two fantastic analogies from a primary school teacher, Mark in Coventry, who called Sheila Fogerty on @lbc.co.uk - one involving dog poo 😆 Other arguments here: www.nebriefing.org/mp-dialogue
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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Thanks so much Andrew for tirelessly shining a light to expose the huge flaws in this proposal. I really hope people in DESNZ are listening.
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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
This is very worrying. The idea that carbon capture can compensate for #Rosebank emissions suits the oil industry and must sound appealing to Gov. But it’s total BS for a number of reasons. Please read and share Andrew Boswell’s explanation below. 🙏o
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The first job of government is to keep the public safe. That means levelling with the public about the threats from climate change & nature loss. Does your MP support a televised emergency briefing? Enter postcode: www.nebriefing.org/parliamentar... It's #TimeToStepUp #NationalEmergencyBriefing
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Check here to see if your MP has signed
For MPs and Peers to express support for briefing the nation on the threats from climate & nature breakdown to the UK’s security, food supply, health and economy.
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
145 MPs now call on gov to level with the public about the threats from climate change and nature loss and the benefits from genuine emergency action. Is your MP on the list? Enter postcode see: www.nebriefing.org/parliamentar... It’s #TimeToStepUp #NationalEmergencyBriefing
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Check here to see if your MP has signed
For MPs and Peers to express support for briefing the nation on the threats from climate & nature breakdown to the UK’s security, food supply, health and economy.
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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Sorry Shelagh for misspelling your name!! 🙏
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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Mark really has nailed it - big respect. I hope he finds this post and makes himself known so that we can credit him.
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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Fair point - though if MPs or leading media folk used the argument, they’d rightly be ridiculed.
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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Fed up with people shirking responsibility by arguing that the UK causes just 1% of emissions? Here are two fantastic analogies from a primary school teacher, Mark in Coventry, who called Sheila Fogerty on @lbc.co.uk - one involving dog poo 😆 Other arguments here: www.nebriefing.org/mp-dialogue
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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Fantastic!
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Ilkley Views @gabr24.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
In #Ilkley today #PEBUK Almost 140 people expressed their views about #ClimateEmergency
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Has the People's Emergency Briefing film been screened in your community yet? Maybe it has but several months ago. Could you get together with a few friends to host a screening? Find out more here: www.nebriefing.org/host-the-film It's #TimeToStepUp #NationalEmergencyBriefing
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Campaign against Climate Change @campaigncc.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Very concerning - @ippr.org seem to be advocating that the government approve Rosebank and Jackdaw oil fields on the condition that the oil companies promise to invest in carbon capture. Even IF these CCS facilities actually materialised, they would account for a small fraction of emissions.
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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Fantastic - thanks so much Natasha. We'll get that clipped up and onto social media. And if you ever fancy having one of our brilliant experts on the show, please do get in touch: simon@nebriefing.org 🙏
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
“There is a magnificent initiative called the #NationalEmergencyBriefing - a UK initiative focused on delivering an unfiltered evidence-led expert assessment of the climate and nature crisis” Thank you @mrjamesob.bsky.social Screenings across the UK, and beyond: www.nebriefing.org/screening-map
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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Let’s create that tipping point: 🔸 Sign the petition to get a parliamentary debate: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76... 🔸 Host a screening of our film in your community / workplace: www.nebriefing.org/host-the-film www.theguardian.com/membership/2... #NationalEmergencyBriefing #TimeToStepUp
“The greatest question we confront, possibly the greatest question humanity has ever confronted, is whether we can hit the social tipping points before we hit the environmental tipping points.”
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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Let’s create that tipping point: 🔸 Sign the petition to get a parliamentary debate: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76... 🔸 Host a screening of our film in your community / workplace: www.nebriefing.org/host-the-film www.theguardian.com/membership/2... #NationalEmergencyBriefing #TimeToStepUp
“The greatest question we confront, possibly the greatest question humanity has ever confronted, is whether we can hit the social tipping points before we hit the environmental tipping points.”
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John Vaillant @johnvaillant.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Memo to capitalists: Climate risk makes things un-insurable. No insurance makes things un-mortgageable. No mortgages crashes the property markets. Crashed property markets trash the economy. - US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), 2024
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Please share with family and friends to get the petition to 100,000 for a parliamentary debate. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76... #NationalEmergencyBriefing
Graphic with the NEB flag logo saying the country deserves the full picture - sign the government petition for a televised briefing
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Scientists are growing more alarmed, with climate impacts running as much as 25 years ahead of what models predicted even a few years ago. Has your MP joined the Parliamentary Call for a televised emergency briefing on the climate & nature crisis? #NationalEmergencyBriefing #TimeToStepUp
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For MPs and Peers to express support for briefing the nation on the threats from climate & nature breakdown to the UK’s security, food supply, health and economy.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
A reality check to the Government on the climate crisis. Heatwaves this year estimated to have killed thousands of people. The BBC didn't stream this emergency conference at all despite the urgency & their constant coverage of Reform - thank you to Sky. www.youtube.com/live/QnygX67...
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Green leader Polanski delivers 'urgent message to Burnham'
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The Liberal BoJack @thelibbojack.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Denmark just passed a law that every person owns a copyright to their own face, voice, and body. In the age of AI, this places more legal control in a person's hands, and there are real, large consequences and fines for breaking this law. We need to make this worldwide. Use: interactink.vercel.app
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
A big thank you to everyone who’s been promoting the petition for a televised emergency briefing on the climate and nature crisis. It’s now jumped up to 56,700. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76... #NationalEmergencyBriefing #TimeToStepUp
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Petition: 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 ...
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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
How polluters create a Circle of Denial on the climate & nature crisis. We need politicians with vision and courage to break it.
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Gernot Wagner @gwagner.com · 04/08/2026
First call I've seen by any politician for an emergency heat summit. 41°C today in Vienna Kudos @lgewessler.bsky.social orf.at/stories/3438177
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Professor Mike Berners-Lee, in this month’s Byline Times, explaining why it’s time for the government to level with the public about the climate and nature crisis. Article online here: subscribe.bylinetimes.com/edition/88/n... #NationalEmergencyBriefing #TimeToStepUp
Image of the article also available in the link in the post
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Rowan Hooper @rowhoop.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Kevin Anderson and others will be part of the National Emergency Briefing at New Scientist Live this October
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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
The lack of clear communication from our governments about the threats from climate & nature breakdown leaves a vacuum - into which vested interests are pouring disinformation. Governments can’t sit this out and “leave it to the market”. www.nebriefing.org/parliamentar...
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
NEB food expert Prof Paul Behrens interviewed by @owenjones.bsky.social. Why Britain is heading towards a food crisis unless we change direction urgently. To find out more, watch the People's Emergency Briefing film: www.nebriefing.org/screening-map #NationalEmergencyBriefing #TimeToStepUp #PEBuk
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Britain Is on a “Pathway to Collapse”, Expert Warns
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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Dear @andyburnham.bsky.social The worsening climate & nature crisis lies behind just about every other challenge. Its solutions also happen to be great for jobs and prosperity. Delivering a Covid-style televised briefing will unlock the wartime-scale action needed. #NationalEmergencyBriefing
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