'MPs Need to Listen to the Scientists, Not the Oligarchs’ — Scientists Sound the Climate Alarm at Westminster

'MPs Need to Listen to the Scientists, Not the Oligarchs’ — Scientists Sound the Climate Alarm at Westminster

On 13 May, a day that the temperature in London — according to Climate Central’s Climate Shift Index — was 5.5°C hotter than normal, more than 150 scientists gathered in Westminster to urge MPs to stop ignoring science and instead deliver evidence-based policies to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss. The action was spearheaded by wildlife TV presenter and campaigner Chris Packham who was joined by climate scientists, engineers and ecolo…