Ben Carey and Joanna Macrae

IT wouldn’t feel right to go to the cinema without seeing a film on the big screen. That’s why we have four documentaries on the bill at the Tribune’s “LDN COP” climate conference on November 28, in Camden Town’s former Odeon cinema.

These will be showing all day alongside the panel discussions, eco-market and vintage kilo sale in the other screens and foyer area.

First up we will be showing the People’s Emergency Briefing.

This is a 50-minute film introduced by Chris Packham (have we mentioned that he will be speaking at our event in person, too?). The film brings together leading scientists to present a clear picture of the challenges ahead, while creating space for local communities to consider what these issues may mean in their local area, and how they can support their MP to call for stronger action.

The context of the film goes back to November 2025, when more than 1,200 MPs, peers and leaders from business, culture, faith, sport and the media gathered at Westminster for the National Emergency Briefing – a landmark event assessing the UK’s exposure to climate and nature risks. That event was then adapted into a film, which has been screened hundreds of times in communities around the country since April.

This is, of course, an extra special screening because Chris Packham himself will be in the house.

We are also lucky enough to have two of the film’s masterminds joining us. Ben Carey is founder and creative director of Utopia Bureau, a climate comms lab prototyping innovative ways to cut through the noise and trigger urgent action at scale. He led the creative strategy and direction of the National Emergency Briefing and its film version the People’s Emergency Briefing.

Kentish Town resident Joanna Macrae OBE is director of political strategy at the National Emergency Briefing. She has more than three decades’ experience using evidence and building networks to drive change at scale.

Much of her career was spent working on humanitarian issues, transitioning to work on climate and the environment nearly a decade ago.

The next film on the docket will be How to Live on Earth, a beautiful documentary presented by Camden resident and acting legend Benedict Cumberbatch. This film is designed as a “how to” of sorts, that explores our vital connection to nature and its role in our future.

It features stories and cinematography from around the world to reveal how humans are learning to team up with nature to solve our biggest challenges.

The film presents a hopeful vision of a future within reach – one in which nature thrives, and so do we.

We will also be screening Derek vs Derek, a story of two neigh­bouring Devon farmers – both Dereks.

The film, shot over three years, charts the two Dereks’ turbulent relationship – one of them is a “maverick rewilder”, while the other is a dairy and beef farmer committed to traditional methods.

What is the LDN COP?

THE LDN COP is our local take on the international climate negotiations currently underway in Türkiye, where thousands of country delegates have travelled for the two-week COP31.

This climate change COP – which stands for the UN legalese “conference of the parties” – started back in the 1990s, and in 2015 it resulted in the landmark Paris Agreement, whereby almost 200 countries signed a deal to work to reduce global warming to 1.5C.

Unfortunately, since then, the COP has often resulted in frustration and stalemates, while major polluters like the United States refuse to even come to the table.

This is our third alternative climate conference in Camden Town – and it promises to be a productive, hopeful, and fun day out. That is why we’ve got a stacked line-up of informative and inspiring panel discussions, four stellar documentaries and an all-day eco-market of goodies to keep guests busy in between.

And of course, like our newspaper, the event is free, because we believe nobody should be priced out of learning about how our society and planet are being impacted by fossil fuel emissions and what we can do about it.

• The LDN COP will be running all day in the old Odeon in Camden Town – now called Plaza – at 14 Parkway, NW1 7AA. Doors will open at 10.30am on Saturday November 28.