29th September 2017

I regularly hear from our members that being an organisation’s lone environment and sustainability professional is a tricky place to be. I’m sure you ...

29th September 2017

The price paid for electricity from offshore wind farms has dropped by more than 50% in under five years, according to new government figures.

29th September 2017

The frequency of severe weather events is increasing, and, with almost 50% of economic losses sustained by natural disasters unprotected last year in ...

29th September 2017

Some 35 of the world’s 50 most influential companies shaping climate and energy policy are actively lobbying against decarbonisation plans, a new repo...

29th September 2017

The UK economy’s carbon intensity fell by 7.7% last year – almost three times the global average of 2.6% and greater than any other country in the G20...

29th September 2017

IEMA awards FIEMA status to the following individuals and congratulates them on their success

29th September 2017

As MPs begin to debate the landmark EU (Withdrawal) Bill, IEMA and other professional bodies have called for meaningful parliamentary scrutiny of envi...

29th September 2017

Autumn is a good time to check your membership record is up to date. When IEMA has details of your current role and employer, contact information and ...

29th September 2017

Earlier this year, IEMA set out to refresh its Professional Standards Committee to ensure continued safeguarding of professional standards. The new pa...

29th September 2017

On the 25 May, there was a formal launch of the new Specialist Network for Global Environment and Social Assessment practitioners: GESA. Organised by ...

29th September 2017

More than half of the world’s population now live in cities, and this will rise to two-thirds by 2050. How will cities – their services, infrastructur...

29th September 2017

Following a trend of water utilities suffering large penalties, South West Water Ltd has been handed a £142,000 fine for breaching its environmental p...

29th September 2017

The Environment Agency (EA) has launched a six-month trial in the North East to equip officers with body-worn cameras.

29th September 2017

An appeal against the decision of the Upper Tribunal disputing the extent of “environmental information” in the Environmental Information Regulations ...

29th September 2017

The quantity of debris in oceans worldwide is increasing, with more than eight million metric tonnes of plastic estimated to enter our oceans each yea...

29th September 2017

IEMA’s head of training and development, Emma Bellingham, tells Transform more about the environmental management courses on offer, what they entail, ...

29th September 2017

A quarter of a century after the British Standards Institution launched the world’s first environmental management standard, the now global ISO 14001 ...

29th September 2017

The Natural History Museum’s curator of marine mammals, Richard Sabin, tells Chris Seekings about the institution’s latest star attraction and his opt...

29th September 2017

John Lanchbery believes there are real opportunities to fix the land use accounting rules in tackling national emission reduction targets

29th September 2017

We must push the boundaries of geotechnical science and practice to secure the UN’s sustainability goals, says Changiz Roohnavaz

29th September 2017

The Internet of Things and ‘smart sensors’ are industry buzzwords at the moment, but what do they mean for the monitoring and management of utilities ...

29th September 2017

Paul McNamee investigates the repercussions of the UK’s failure to come up with a policy to meet the fourth, let alone the fifth, carbon budget

29th September 2017