Calculating carbon payback for wind farms
Pegasus Group's Jolyon Orchard describes the Scottish government tool for calculating how long it takes for wind turbines to offset the carbon associated with their manufacture and construction
Wind farms in Scotland are often constructed on peat lands which hold large stocks of poorly protected carbon. During the construction of a wind farm, carbon is lost from the excavated peat and from aContinue reading this with an IEMA membership
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The changing landscape
Members of IEMA’s policy team outline the key issues facing sustainability professionals in 2023 and beyond
IEMA has published two new impact assessment guides: 'Effective Scoping of Human Health in Environmental Impact Assessment', and 'Determining Significance for Human Health in Environmental Impact Assessment'.
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In May 2022, the UK government published the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill, building on the white paper Levelling Up the United Kingdom. Its scope is broad, but the proposals to reform environmental impact assessment (EIA) and strategic environmental assessment (SEA) will be of interest to IEMA members.
