# Will Climate Action Go Backwards Under Burnham?

An episode of [The Rest Is Politics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1611374685), 13 Aug 2026, 53 min.

Audio: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT4499116544.mp3

Should Andy Burnham deliver a covid style national emergency briefing to inform the public about the climate emergency? How do we foster cross-party consensus on the climate emergency? And, can we balance the need to build data centres and protect the environment? Join Alastair Campbell, Rory Stewart and Caroline Lucas as they discuss all of these questions and more. To watch Caroline’s four part series on climate as a national security threat, sign up at therestispolitcs.com Read the redacted Joint Intelligence Committee Report here Find out more about the National Emergency Briefing here. Producer: India Dunkley Researcher: Evie Townend Video Editor: Josh Smith, Vasco Andrade Social Producer: Celine Charles Executive Producer: Bella Soames General Manager: Tom Whiter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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