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The Alarm Bell of Food Security was Suppressed for Two Years

After the ITV story on the National Security Assessment, this work has now broken further – this time in The Times – and the reality is, we are far more vulnerable to food scarcity than our government would have you believe.

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Isn’t it time we had a Plan B?

Read about the CMP's new Plan B report launched last week, in which we ask 'Isn’t it time we had a back-up plan – just in case things do go catastrophically wrong?. Find out also about my two new pieces for Resilience with co-authors from the CMP, and with Jem Bendell.

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What the Government isn’t saying about climate risk

I'm using this latest post to again flag the National Security Assessment on Global Biodiversity Loss, linking to related pieces I've written recently for the EDP and on Substack, as well as the exciting new CMP Climate Courage Schools campaign – and how you can get involved.

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COP30 Concludes: My Reflections

As COP30 ends, I reflect on its mixed outcomes, looking at some encouraging elements, as well as where it falls short of what this moment requires.

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COP30 Opens Today

As COP30 begins, I reflect on its long-overdue focus on adaptation, and on how genuine progress now lies with communities building resilience on the ground.