Articles from Transform December 2019 - January 2020
The travel diaries
13th December 2019
This weekend I'm off to Dublin to see two old friends. It promises to be fun. At least, the bit when I am actually there will be – bookending the beer...
Wild West End
13th December 2019
Jess Kennedy, MIEMA CEnv, Arup sustainability associate director, talks about the green space project that won IEMA's Biodiversity and Environmental N...
The Earth Commission takes aim
13th December 2019
Elisabeth Jeffries discusses the work of the Earth Commission, which is developing a series of sustainability targets to complement the UN's 2°C globa...
Keeping the faith
13th December 2019
Faith-inspired sustainability specialist Kamran Shezad and Chris Seekings consider the role religion can play in tackling climate change and environme...
Widen the net
13th December 2019
Delivering optimal sustainable development through environmental net gain is a source of much debate among policymakers and ecologists. Chris Seekings...
A perilous road ahead?
13th December 2019
Filmmaker Eilidh Munro documented the building of a controversial road through the Peruvian jungle and found a community divided. She talks to David B...
Government invests in smart waste tracking
13th December 2019
As part of Defra's £20m GovTech Catalyst fund, the government is awarding £1m funding to two UK companies. Anthesis, a digital specialist, and Topolyt...
Appeal against Secretary of State dismissed
13th December 2019
The appellant appealed against a decision that it had been lawful for the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to issue guidance...
Man charged more than £12,000 over illegal waste operation
13th December 2019
A Sunderland man has been ordered to pay more than £12,000 after a hearing at Sunderland Magistrates Court.
December connect: Social and community news from IEMA
13th December 2019
The IEMA community's news for December.
Pledge to Net Zero initiative launched
13th December 2019
As we strive to realise the UK's commitment to bring all greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050, IEMA has joined other environmental experts to ...
Rufus Howard to lead IA transformation
13th December 2019
IEMA is delighted to announce that from November, Rufus Howard, FIEMA CEnv will be supporting IEMA with policy leadership, providing IEMA and members ...
IEMA event at COP25
13th December 2019
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) secretariat was established in 1992 when countries adopted the UNFCCC. The secretariat organise...
The future of mobility and the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Are we really ready?
13th December 2019
In October, PBA (now part of Stantec) teamed up with IEMA to host an event in Exeter exploring the future of mobility and transport.
Environment Bill: where are we now?
13th December 2019
The Environment Bill was published on 15 October – the first new environment act for a generation.
Noise pollution threatening biodiversity
13th December 2019
Noise pollution is threatening the survival of more than 100 different species, interfering with the way they communicate and search for food, scienti...
GHG concentrations break records
13th December 2019
Concentrations of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the atmosphere reached a record high in 2018, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has warn...
Air quality: DEFRA reports published
13th December 2019
Since September, Defra has published four major reports on air quality and emissions in the UK. The National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (NAEI) te...
Westerners choose sustainability over growth
13th December 2019
Three in four westerners believe that slower economic growth is a price worth paying for environmental protection, a survey of 15,000 consumers has un...
Action stations
13th December 2019
IEMA's growth rate since I joined as operations director in June has, for the best of reasons, restricted the time available for musing on the outside...
