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AIR -Life giver turns Life taker
India has been suffering with Air Pollution for a long time and was quite aware in 90’s when its Capital Delhi and Chinese capital Beijing were the countries with worst AQI. Both the countries pledged to control it and a...
IEMA Sustainability Impact Award Winner: University of Manchester, 10,000 Actions project
In November 2016, the University of Manchester launched 10,000 Actions, the biggest environmental sustainability initiative in the UK higher education sector. 10,000 Actions helps every member of staff take positive acti...
3 Mistakes people make when submitting IEMA CPD everyday and how to avoid them forever
In this blog, Dave Dowson- Chartered Environmentalist, Full Member of IEMA, current Head of Environment for Interserve and CPD Assessor for IEMA talks about the common pitfalls for submitting CPD and how you can avoid t...
Healthcare Without Harm: Carbon Footprint of Healthcare
In September, Healthcare Without Harm (HCWH) launched ealth Care Climate Footprint the first report to calculate the carbon footprint of the global healthcare sector. The work was carried out in conjunction with Arup an...
Royal BAM Group's Carbon Commitments
Read about how BAM Construct UK gained the approval of the Science Based Targets Initiative for their 50% reduction in emissions by 2030.
Liberty Speciality Steels begins studies into waste heat recovery potential
Assessment of the potential for heat recovery commenced in June following the award of a 110,000 grant from the UK Government Industrial Heat Recovery Support (IHRS) programme.
Ban beef - go vegan - save the planet!?
In the face of global warming and environmental degradation hallengeswe face, food is a significant part of the problem and, yes, generally we consume too much meat. But, Dave Stanley suggests that the challenge goes wi...
Cooling by Nature: Lessons from History
Throughout history, humanity has turned to cooling solutions that work in concert with nature. Returning to these roots would not only be good for the environment it can also help to beautify our urban sprawl.
Richard Holmes: Am I doing enough for climate activism?
The increasing profile of climate activism led by Extinction Rebellion and Greta Thunberg prompted Richard Holmes to wonder how many IEMA network members were involved in direct action or political campaigning.
Zero Carbon Buildings 101
We would all like to live in a zero carbon house, but how is that achieved? Read the article at the bottom of the newsletter for a brief guide to zero carbon building and an example of a new development in Corby ticking...