UK’s outdoor sector to discuss climate challenges in London
The UK’s Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) has teamed up with Protect Our Winters UK (POW UK) to host a special screening of a documentary about the climate crisis at the Royal Geographical Society in London in November.
Hosted in partnership with the Snowsports Industries of Great Britain (SIGB), the event will be free to attend, and will provide an opportunity to watch the ‘People’s Emergency Briefing’, and then discuss the topics that it covers.
The 50-minute film, presented by Chris Packham, brings together some of experts to explain what the climate and nature crisis means for our health, food systems, economy, national security and way of life. It also outlines what can still be done.
The film grew out of the landmark National Emergency Briefing in Westminster, where ten leading experts presented the latest evidence to more than 1,200 politicians and leaders from business, culture, sport and the media.
The People’s Emergency Briefing is now being taken and screened around the country.
On 25 November, the OIA and POW UK will present it in London to an audience from the outdoor industry. The screening will be followed by a panel conversation with voices from the two organisations, along with outdoor athletes and the wider climate community.
Andrew Denton, CEO of the OIA, comments: “For those of us who work in, play in and care deeply about the outdoors, the climate and nature crisis isn’t an abstract issue. It is already changing the places, landscapes and communities that our industry depends upon.
“We want this special screening to be an opportunity not just to see and hear the evidence, but to talk honestly about what it means for our sector and the role that our industry and our community can play in addressing these frankly existential challenges.”
