OECD warns of colossal climate change by 2050
Air pollution deaths will triple and 40% of the world's population will be living in areas of water stress by 2050 unless urgent global action is taken to improve environmental impacts, warns the OECD
In its Environmental Outlook to 2050, the Paris-based organisation predicts that, with the global economy set to quadruple in size in the next four decades and the worldwide population forecast to reaContinue 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
Reducing the chemical industry’s carbon emissions will be crucial if we are to reach net zero, says Roger Wareing. How can it be done?
The UK government has pledged £10m in funding for a new research hub that will look to boost innovation in transport and create low-carbon jobs over the next 25 years.
Fin Whitehouse examines the revolutionary energy project set to take Cornwall into a new industrial era
The UK has lost significant market share in green technology to European competitors over the last two years, which will be worth £4.3bn by 2030.
The UK government has earmarked £5.5bn for a new Energy Bills Discount Scheme over one year, which is far less than the £18bn in support given for six months under the previous scheme.
Ed Walker examines the installation of new electricity transmission infrastructure between Scotland and England
One of the world’s leading climate physicists has again called for new regulation forcing the fossil fuel industry to carry out large-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS).
