Millions prepared to move from towns that don't go green

Millions of UK adults would be willing to move away from their home town or city if it doesn’t become greener, a major nationwide survey has found.
The YouGov poll of 20,000 adults found that only 25% feel proud of the work that local communities and businesses are doing to invest in green initiatives. As a result, 16% said that they would be wilContinue reading this with an IEMA membership
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US Senate passes landmark climate package
The US Senate approved a $700bn (£577bn) economic package on Sunday, including the single-largest investment in climate action in the country's history.
The UK government has allocated more than £44m of funding to help treble tree planting rates in England by the end of this parliament and drive net-zero emissions.
A public consultation has been launched on proposals to establish a definitive and consistent global benchmark for high-integrity carbon credits.
The High Court has this week ruled that the UK government’s Net Zero Strategy is unlawful as it is in breach of the Climate Change Act.
Quintin Rayer traces the history of our knowledge about global warming, which goes back further than many might expect
Isabella Tree talks to Chris Seekings about the amazing success of the Knepp Wildland project, and the vast array of ecosystem services that rewilding can provide for the UK and beyond
On 21 June it was announced that the Convention on Biological Diversity’s (CBD) COP 15 – the UN global biodiversity conference – will no longer be held in China, instead taking place in Montreal, Canada from 5–17 December 2022. China will continue to preside over the meetings.
The climate emergency and increasing use of targets such as net zero have moved many IEMA members’ work away from incremental climate change mitigation and towards transformative change. However, we need a twofold approach that encompasses both mitigation and adaptation.
