Is climate change and the resulting loss in biodiversity irreversible? Will our current efforts to slow climate change be enough or do we need to consider radical change in our water systems?
IES/FWR held this discussion meeting to explore whether abstracting water downstream of cities,...
This Climate Action Community event is on the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) and Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
Two members of our Climate Action Community Steering Group provided presentations on the following:
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New thinking on social and cultural change is required if government is going to reach its net zero target. Technology alone will not be enough. People, our societies and our systems need to change and adapt to meet our net zero goals.
The ESRC funded ACCESS project brought together a...
The Wellbeing of Future Generations Act came into force in Wales in April 2016 and introduced a legal obligation for public bodies in Wales to improve the social, cultural, environmental, and economic wellbeing of Welsh citizens.
The Act defines Sustainable Development in Wales...
At the IES, we aim for our trustees to represent a range of sectors, fields, career stages and life experiences, and to be able to come together to make key decisions with insight and balance. Ultimately, we want our trustees to reflect our members, our members to reflect the environmental...
In June 2024 the UK Supreme Court made a landmark decision that Surrey County Council's decision to grant planning permission to a developer, who was looking to retain and expand an existing onshore oil well site, was unlawful due to the project's Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) not...
Researchers, professionals and members of the IES team provide in depth analysis of news stories, topical issues and emerging science.
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