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IEMA responds to Environmental Targets
Commenting on the publication of the Government’s Nature Recovery Green Paper and consultation on proposed legally binding environmental targets, IEMA’s Policy and External Affairs Director Martin Baxter said: “We urgent...
IEMA's CEO reacts to IPCC report
IEMA's CEO Sarah Mukherjee MBE reacts to today's UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, highlighting the severity of climate change and the urgent need for green skills and actionable change to trans...
IEMA highlights green skills this National Apprenticeship Week
Celebrating the start of National Apprenticeship Week, Martin Baxter, Policy and External Affairs Director at the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) said: “The transition to the green economy of ...
IEMA's Head of Policy reacts to report on phasing out gas boilers to cut emissions from houses
Reacting to today's report from the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee on the phasing out of gas boilers as part of efforts to cut emissions from houses, IEMA's Head of Policy Ben Goodwin says, “The BEIS ...
Scientists announce humanity remains close to “self-annihilation” due to inaction on climate emergency
IEMA's Digital Journalist Tom Pashby reports on today's Doomsday clock announcement.
IEMA reacts to Government's response to EAC Green Jobs report
The Government has responded to the Environmental Audit Committee’s report on Green Jobs, indicating that key government departments are not currently represented in its Green Jobs Delivery Group, and that no changes wil...
Meet IEMA’s new Policy and Practice Committee
The inaugural meeting of IEMA’s first ever Policy and Practice Committee (PPC) took place earlier today on Wednesday 12th January. The PPC was created following a review of the Institute’s governance structures in 2021 p...
IEMA comments on Biodiversity Net Gain consultation
As the government announce the consultation for implementing of the new Biodiversity Net Gain requirement, IEMA’s Director of Policy and External Affairs Martin Baxter said: “Reversing the decline of the natural environm...
IEMA responds to BEC report, 'meeting housing demand'
Commenting on the House of Lords Built Environment Committee report out today that highlights too many people are living in unaffordable, rundown, expensive accomodation, IEMA's Head of Policy Ben Goodwin says: "The need...
Join the new IEMA Policy and Practice Steering Group on Biodiversity and Natural Capital
Biodiversity and natural capital are critical in supporting the sustainability of business, people and planet. There is a wellspring of interest in this area not only in UK policy and but also in international activities...