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COP28 cover text must include commitment to delivering green skills and training
CEO Sarah Mukherjee MBE writes about IEMA's desire to get green skills and training on the final cover text of the COP28 negotiations in the United Arab Emirates at the end of 2023.
IEMA responds to House of Lords Built Environment Committee Consultation on The Impact of Environmental Regulations on Development
In February 2023, the House of Lords Built Environment Committee published a consultation on The Impact of Environmental Regulations on Development. The consultation comes only a few months before the introduction of ma...
IEMA responds to the Office of Environmental Protection Call for Evidence: Protected Sites for Nature in England and Northern Ireland
In February the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) launched a call for evidence on protected sites for nature in England and Northern Ireland. The consultation considered specifically SSSIs, SACs and SPAs and aske...
New guidance launched to help local authorities on their journey to net zero
IEMA has produced a new toolkit for local authorities: Practical steps for decarbonising local plans. Project lead Chloë Fiddy explains why this guidance is both timely and needed.
IEMA members discuss net zero with the Shadow Climate Change Minister
IEMA members and other expert stakeholders were joined on an online roundtable today (24.04.23) by the Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Net Zero - Kerry McCarthy MP - to discuss the challenges and opportunities for...
Making every day Earth Day
Earth Day 2023’s theme is ‘Invest in our planet’, with a focus on ‘engaging governments, institutions, businesses, and the more than 1 billion individuals who participate annually in Earth Day to do their part – everyone...
The quietening of sustainability
In this special guest blog, IEMA member Sally Annett, Marketing Manager for Interact discusses how many organisations are choosing not to publicise details of their sustainability targets, to avoid allegations of greenwa...
Associated British Ports partners with IEMA and launches sustainability strategy
IEMA was pleased to welcome ABP as its first partner in the ports sector earlier in 2023. ABP owns and operates 21 ports in the UK, supporting over 100,000 jobs, and says it contributes £7.5 billion to the economy. IEMA'...
IEMA responds to Defra’s consultation on the strategy for the fourth round of adaptation reporting - April 2023
Chloë Fiddy, IEMA’s policy and engagement lead for climate change and energy provides this short explainer on the Adaptation Reporting Power and an update on IEMA’s consultation response.
UK environmental policy digest – March 2023
Asim Ali, IEMA's Public Affairs Officer, looks at some of the key policy announcements from UK government during March and their implications for the decarbonisation and wider environmental sustainability agenda.