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IEMA attends LPC23 - The Labour Party Conference 2023
Asim Ali, IEMA’s Public Affairs Officer, shares insights into his participation at the Labour Party Conference 2023, where he was joined by Ben Goodwin, Director of Policy and Public Affairs. The conference spanned from ...
New IEMA Paper on Stacking and Bundling in Nature - October 2023
Nature markets are a relatively new concept and are seen as a way to deliver environmental policy on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving nature, and pulling private finance into the biodiversity sector. The G...
IEMA attends CPC23 – The Conservative Party Conference 2023
The Conservative Party Conference 2023 (CPC23) ran from 1-4 October, in Manchester. IEMA’s Policy and Engagement Lead on biodiversity and natural capital, Lesley Wilson, attended the conference with Director of Policy an...
UK environmental policy digest – September
Asim Ali, IEMA’s Public Affairs Officer, examines the UK Government's policy announcements from September and how they affect the goals of decarbonisation and environmental sustainability. This blog post is part of a mon...
Engaging in party conference season
Over the next couple of weeks, members of IEMA’s policy team will be attending the Conservative and Labour Party conferences, taking place in Manchester and Liverpool respectively. In this short blog, Ben Goodwin, IEMA’s...
Storm Agnes renews focus on preparing communities for extreme weather events
The climate emergency has already started to make extreme weather in the UK more frequent and intense. As a result, improving people's and communities' ability to prepare for extreme weather events is a critical componen...
Understanding the Challenges of Starting Net Zero Transitions in SMEs
Dr. Roshan Boojihawon and Dr. Carole Couper from the University of Birmingham discuss the need for an action plan to support the transition of UK SMEs and how IEMA's latest guidance will help SMEs know how to start thei...
IEMA Responds to Environmental Audit Committee Call for Evidence on the Role of Natural Capital in the Green Economy - September 2023
In July 2023 the Parliamentary Environmental Audit Committee launched an enquiry into ‘the current and potential future role of natural capital in the green economy, and the Government’s proposals to increase private inv...
IEMA sets out views on Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIP) Consenting Regime - September 2023
IEMA has today responded to the Government’s consultation on the details of the operational reforms it is looking to make to the Nationally Significant Infrastructure (NSIP) consenting process as put forward in the Natio...
Navigating the shift to an economy with a low impact on the environment: A Practical Guide for SMEs in Transition Planning - September 2023
IEMA’s Policy and Engagement Lead for Climate Change and Energy, Chloë Fiddy, introduces IEMA’s new guidance on transition planning written specifically for SMEs.