Sir David Attenborough, who is from Richmond, has delivered some of the most high-profile warnings on climate change in recent years.
Packham told The Big Issue politicians "forgot" the powerful messages outlined at the Cop26 conference in Glasgow.
The 64-year-old says there's been a "total failure in their duty" to tackle global warming.
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