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30th August 2023

IA Outlook Journal Volume 17: Habitat Regulations Assessment

The following blog has been written by the Ursula Stevenson, the Guest Editor of Volume 17 of the IEMA Impact Assessment Journal: Habitats Regulations Assessment.

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23rd August 2023

Launch of circular renewables webinar series

IEMA and the University of Leeds is launching a new webinar series looking at the challenges and opportunities associated with developing circular renewables. This follows the Institute’s call for the UK to develop a c...

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10th August 2023

IEMA responds to key policy consultation on species abundance in England - August 2023

In May the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) launched their consultation on Improving nature delivery – Halting England’s decline in species abundance by 2030 and restoring it. Lesley Wilson, IEMA’s Policy and En...

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1st August 2023

UK environmental policy digest - July

Asim Ali, IEMA’s Public Affairs Officer, examines the UK Government's policy announcements from July and how they affect the goals of decarbonisation and environmental sustainability. This blog post is part of a monthly ...

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1st August 2023

IEMA sets out policy asks in advance of party conference season - August 2023

In advance of the party conference season, IEMA is setting out a range of key policy asks that we would like policymakers, in partnership with business, to prioritise throughout the remainder of the year and heading into...

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26th July 2023

New Circular Economy 101 guide launched

The IEMA Circular Economy Network Steering Group has published a Circular Economy 101 guide. IEMA’s Policy and Engagement Lead on circular economy, Adam Batchelor, tells us more about this new guide content and how it’s ...

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12th July 2023

New IEMA Guidance: Environmental Assessment of Traffic and Movement - July 2023

Lead author of IEMA's latest updated impact assessment guidelines 'Environmental Assessment of Traffic and Movement’, Andrew Ross discusses the importance of this guidance over the past 30 years and the key role the upda...

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5th July 2023

LIVE BLOG: Lord Deben quizzed by peers following term as climate committee chair

IEMA's Digital Journalist Tom Pashby reports live on the latest developments from today's House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Select Committee. The committee is putting questions on climate policy to Lord Deben...

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5th July 2023

Biodiversity Net Gain - Good Practice Insights - July 2023

The IEMA Biodiversity and Natural Capital Network Steering Group have published an insights paper on Biodiversity Net Gain. IEMA’s Policy and Engagement Lead on biodiversity and natural capital, Lesley Wilson, tells us w...

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4th July 2023

UK environmental policy digest - June

Asim Ali, IEMA’s Public Affairs Officer, examines the UK Government's policy announcements from June and how they affect the goals of decarbonisation and environmental sustainability. This blog post is part of a month...

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