Due to coverage in the media and increased public awareness over the last decade, it’s not surprising that most people have heard of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. A part of the Pacific Ocean characterised by its vast accumulation of plastic waste, it covers an area three times the size of...
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November 2023
November 2023
Zoë Frogbrook, Head of Environment and Sustainability at Northumbrian Water Group, explains how their successful ‘Bin the Wipe’ campaign has helped reduce blockages in wastewater systems.
We hear it all the time: a small change makes a big difference, but in organisations that have a...
August 2023
For the past few months, the IES has been delving deeper into the future of environmental science as part of our Future of ES23 horizon scanning & foresight project, the third theme of which has been looking at 'the Regulatory Landscape' of the environmental sector.
A...
July 2023
On the 25th May, the Community for Environmental Disciplines in Higher Education (CEDHE), hosted their annual forum: Skills for net zero – what employers want.
The net zero transition is set to transform the economy and workforce over the coming decades. In order to tackle the...
June 2023
At the start of 2023, we launched a year-long project 'Turning the Tide: Systems thinking for a sustainable ocean'. Across four key themes throughout the year, we are championing a systems thinking approach to issues affecting the marine and coastal environment and bringing together the marine...
June 2023
Since February, the IES has been delving deeper into the future of environmental science as part of our Future of ES23 horizon scanning & foresight project, the second theme of which has been looking at 'the Science'.
Catch up with all the content from our second theme below to...
