Urgent Call for Action on Climate Crisis and Biodiversity Threats

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The chapter emphasizes the lack of attention given by UK politicians to the pressing climate crisis and biodiversity threats despite their severity. It discusses an open letter signed by prominent scientists urging political leaders to take decisive steps, including reaching net zero emissions by 2050 and addressing nature loss. The chapter explores the disconnect between voters' concerns about the environment and politicians' focus on issues like the cost of living crisis.

Last week more than 400 scientists signed an open letter to political parties urging ambitious action on the environment to prevent making Britain and the world ‘more dangerous and insecure’. Now that the main parties’ manifestos have all been released, Ian Sample is joined by the global environment editor, Jon Watts, and the biodiversity reporter, Phoebe Weston, to find out what the manifestos have to say about nature and climate, and whether anyone is promising the level of action scientists are asking for. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod