Across
the UK, the People’s Emergency
Briefing
is currently being screened to large audiences. It is intended as a wake-up
call just in time to turn things around before the full climate catastrophe
becomes irreversible. This summer’s drought if anything demonstrates the
urgency. The goggle box style presentation format may not be to the taste of
everyone, but the warning of current and future disasters hits home well. These
developments have been known for some time, but the film achieves its goal of
ensuring that wider sections of society are confronted with the looming reality.
In the end, however, the documentary is a complete let-down when it comes to
potential solutions and ways forward. In this post, I want to highlight four
key shortcomings.