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8th June 2023

IEMA at Bonn Day 2: Global Stocktake - what it means for IEMA members

IEMA’s Climate Change and Energy Policy and Engagement Lead Chloe Fiddy looks at the Global Stocktake and unpicks what it means for IEMA members.

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8th June 2023

World Ocean Day: Empowering Positive Change for a Healthy Ocean

World Ocean Day is a global celebration dedicated to honoring and safeguarding our magnificent ocean. As we recognise its immense significance in sustaining life on Earth, we must also acknowledge the challenges it faces...

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7th June 2023

Reflections on IEMA’s first day at the Bonn Climate Change Conference

IEMA staff are attending the Bonn Climate Change Conference over the next couple of weeks to build up support for the Institute’s campaign to ensure that the UN climate change process effectively considers the role of gr...

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7th June 2023

IA Outlook Journal Volume 16: EIA as a Design Tool and Consideration of Alternatives

I am delighted to have been asked to be a Guest Editor, along with my colleague Peta Donkin, for the latest IEMA Impact Assessment Outlook Journal looking at EIA as a Design Tool and Consideration of Alternatives. The ...

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6th June 2023

IEMA's climate conscious journey to Bonn for COP discussions

This week and next Bonn hosts the Climate Change Conference that serves as a mid-point in the COP calendar. The 58th meeting of the subsidiary bodies: the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) and the Subsidiary Bod...

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1st June 2023

UK environmental policy digest – April and May 2023

Asim Ali, the Public Affairs Officer for IEMA, examines the UK Government's policy announcements from April and May 2023 and how they affect the goals of decarbonisation and environmental sustainability. This blog post i...

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26th May 2023

Net zero progress in the environment sector

‘Pledge to Net Zero’ is a partner to the UN’s Race to Zero campaign and is the environmental sector’s global commitment. As one of the founding partners, IEMA is an active member of the Pledge and recently hosted a webin...

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11th May 2023

Train company GTR highlights work to improve biodiversity

Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) used a tiny train and a floral display as part of a display at London Blackfriars railway station to highlight their work on improving biodiversity across their rail network. IEMA's Tom Pas...

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11th May 2023

Where is the government on net zero delivery?

IEMA members were delighted to welcome The Rt Hon Chris Skidmore MP to the latest installment in a series of roundtable discussions that the Institute has been hosting with senior figures in parliament. The focus this ti...

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4th May 2023

Islamic perspective on the environment

As Ramadan has drawn to a close and Muslims around the world have celebrated Eid, our Public Affairs Officer, Asim Ali, discusses the value of environmental stewardship from an Islamic perspective. Asim sets out how Isla...

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