The real reason for our climate crisis is not fossil fuels or greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions …. they are just symptoms of our addiction to using combustion chambers that power our industrial society. Each of us own combustion systems and value the services of heat, power and mobility that they...
How do we use water more efficiently in our cities and also turn them green with nature-based urban systems? How do we change how we farm and manage the land around our cities to provide the food we need but also provide the ecosystem services we need, help to absorb the carbon we have burnt,...
How will climate change legislation impact air quality? What are the interactions between air quality and climate change? Join us for the next IAQM webinar exploring these questions in more detail. We will be joined by expert speakers Richard Maggs and Kathryn Woolley.
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Two hundred years of industrial activity has impacted the soil and water environment significantly. Now, heavy metals, hydrocarbons and other contaminants pose a health risk to people living in and using spaces, and reduces water and soil quality. As a result, governments and local authorities...
Soils play a fundamental role in the social and natural world. Depending on whether we curate soil health or ignore the potential of soils, we can produce massive benefits or risk significant harm.
As COP27 reflects on agriculture and adaptation, soils must play a crucial part in those...
The fifth day of COP27 is themed around decarbonisation, with a focus on highlighting how different sectors are decarbonising and the new technology that can support a net zero trajectory.
The transition to a net zero future will require transformative change across all parts of...
Researchers, professionals and members of the IES team provide in depth analysis of news stories, topical issues and emerging science.
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