Articles from Transform June 2013
More than one deficit
17th June 2013
Paul Suff argues that the government risks creating an unmanageable environmental deficit by continuing to slash Decc and Defra's budgets
All jobs done in a greener way
17th June 2013
IEMA and City & Guilds unveil groundbreaking training courses to expand environment skills
High fidelity record keeping
10th June 2013
Lucie Ponting discovers how CRC league table champion BAM ensures its energy records are top notch
Books of revelation?
10th June 2013
Paul Suff asks experts whether forcing companies to disclose greenhouse-gas emissions in their annual reports will deliver a sea change in transparenc...
Safapac penalties total £92,000
10th June 2013
Chemical and packaging company Safapac has been ordered to pay more than £90,000 in penalties after sentencing was passed to the Crown Court.
Three firms fined for illegal waste
10th June 2013
Waste companies to pay more than £30,000 for dumping construction waste containing asbsestos in Yorkshire
Case law >> An LPA's role in the Habitats Directive
10th June 2013
Jen Hawkins and George Hobson, from LexisPSL, detail a High Court decision that clarifies the role of local planning authorities in applying the Habit...
Building (Amendment) Regulations 2013
10th June 2013
The Building (Amendment) Regulations 2013 came into force on 6 February 2013
EC decision 2013/16/EU on industrial emissions
10th June 2013
European Commission decision 2013/16/EU on industrial emissions BATs came into force on 26 March 2013
CCAs (Eligible Facilities) (Amend) Regs 2013
10th June 2013
The Climate Change Agreements (Eligible Facilities) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2013 came into force on 31 March 2013
CCL (Combined Heat and Power) (Amend) Regs 2013
10th June 2013
The Climate Change Levy (Combined Heat and Power Stations) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 came into force on 1 April 2013
CCA (Administration) (Amend) Regs 2013
10th June 2013
The Climate Change Agreements (Administration) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2013 came into force on 31 March
Waste & Emissions Trading Act 2003 Regs 2013
10th June 2013
The Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003 (Amendment etc) Regulations 2013 came into force on 31 March 2013
CCL (General) (Amend) Regs 2013
10th June 2013
The Climate Change Levy (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 came into force on 1 April 2013
Hydrocarbon Oil Duties (Amend) Regs 2013
10th June 2013
The Hydrocarbon Oil Duties (Reliefs for Electricity Generation) (Amendments for Carbon Price Support) Regulations 2013 came into force on 1 April 2013
Renewables Obligation (Amend) Order 2013
10th June 2013
The Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order 2013 came into force on 1 April 2013
Renewables Obligation (Scot) Amend Order 2013
10th June 2013
The Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Amendment Order 2013 came into force on 1 April 2013
Marine Licensing (Functions) (Wales) Order 2013
10th June 2013
The Marine Licensing (Delegation of Functions) (Wales) Order 2013 came into force on 1 April 2013
Financial Assistance (Scotland) Order 2013
10th June 2013
The Financial Assistance for Environmental Purposes (Scotland) Order 2013 came into force on 1 April 2013
Civil Legal Aid (Types of Pollution) Regs 2012
10th June 2013
The Civil Legal Aid (Prescribed Types of Pollution of the Environment) Regulations 2012 came into force on 1 April 2013
This month's successful members
10th June 2013
IEMA would like to congratulate the following individuals on successfully upgrading their membership:
Policy update - Smarter guidance and reporting
10th June 2013
Martin Baxter, IEMA's executive director of policy, looks at plans by Defra to streamline regulatory guidance
Making champions out of members
10th June 2013
IEMA's new CEO Tim Balcon sets out his agenda for the rest of 2013 and makes member engagement a high priority
Talking to marketing
10th June 2013
Nick Coad and Paul Pritchard discuss how best to engage marketers
In Parliament >> EU lands new fisheries policy
10th June 2013
Chris Davies, Liberal Democrat environment spokesperson in the European parliament, heralds the reforms to European fisheries policy
Checking out carbon
9th June 2013
A new measurement methodology is set to transform the way in which the hospitality sector reports carbon emissions. the environmentalist finds out how...
My career special: Good Fellows
9th June 2013
IEMA Fellows are at the top of the profession. John Barwise talks to five about their careers
GHG target offset by lower ambition on renewables
9th June 2013
The UK backs tougher EU target for cutting greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions, but refuses to support more stretching renewable energy goals
Training focus: Making the right choice
8th June 2013
Selecting a staff training course that will help an organisation meet its learning objectives requires careful analysis, says Fiona Draper
Training focus: Building a global training platform
8th June 2013
Ever wondered how to rollout training in different languages to a large audience using few resources? Bekir Andrews explains how Balfour Beatty did it
Training focus: Mapping the profession
8th June 2013
IEMA's skills map is central to the development of the profession. the environmentalist learns how practitioners and organisations are using it
New GRI guidelines focus on 'materiality'
8th June 2013
A greater emphasis on "materiality" is at the heart of the Global Reporting Initiative's (GRI) new sustainability reporting guidelines, "G4" - the fou...
Most of UK species in decline
7th June 2013
Sixty per cent of UK species are in decline and more than 10% are under threat of disappearing altogether, finds a new report from a consortium of 25 ...
Warnings over ammonia emissions
7th June 2013
Urgent action is needed to tackle rising ammonia emissions, according to scientists from the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
TEEB publishes guidance manual
7th June 2013
UNEP has launched a guidance manual for conducting country studies in line with the recommendations of the 2010 economics of ecosystems and biodiversi...
Bees get further protection
7th June 2013
The insecticide fipronil poses a "high acute" risk to honeybees when used as a seed treatment for maize, according to a risk assessment by the Europea...
Legal brief: A game changer?
7th June 2013
Simon Colvin describes the proposed new sentencing guidelines that could bring about a revolution in how courts deal with environmental offences
RHI tariffs for business to rise
6th June 2013
The government is planning to raise the tariff levels for heating technologies that fail to meet forecast demand under the non-domestic Renewable Heat...
Cost of natural disasters on the rise
5th June 2013
The direct costs of past disasters are likely to be at least 50% higher than previously reported, according to the 2013 global assessment report on di...
ECHA consults on work plans
5th June 2013
The European Chemicals Agency has called for feedback on its first five-year strategic plan
BT calls for a better future
4th June 2013
Telecoms giant BT has unveiled a new "better future" strategy to support its commitment to being a responsible and sustainable business
Invest in low-CO2 tech not gas, says CCC
24th May 2013
Investing in low-carbon technologies could save consumers at least £25 billion, whereas pouring money into gas-fired generation would only produce sig...
Smarter guidance could save firms £1bn
21st May 2013
UK businesses could save more than £1 billion over 10 years, if government guidelines on environment legislation were easier to follow, claims Defra
EMS audits assuring compliance 'long way off'
16th May 2013
Third-party audits of environment management systems (EMS) are not capable of providing the level of assurance needed by regulators, say researchers
£133k fine for inadequate COMAH plan
15th May 2013
A Midlands engineering firm has been fined £133,000 after its emergency plans failed to prevent fire-fighting water and chemicals polluting the River ...
EU backs green infrastructure
9th May 2013
The European Commission will develop a new finance mechanism for green infrastructure projects in a bid to mainstream initiatives such as floodplain r...
