From the macro to the micro: analysis from the IES

Sally Hughes
Article
March 2025
A picture of windmills and the IES logo

As signatories to the Pledge to Net Zero initiative, the IES staff team have been hard at work collecting the data needed to calculate our current greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The data covers as many aspects of our operations as we can accurately determine across all three scopes as defined...

Monica Rivas Casado, Cameron Orr & Jamie Clayton
Webinars
March 2025
Remote control drone with overlaid text "Technology and the environment"

Technology has a profound impact on the world around us. It influences the decisions people make on a daily basis and directly affects the state of our natural world.


Over the last few years, the rate of technological development has been even more pronounced. The effects of the COVID-19...

Babatunde Okeowo
Webinars
March 2025
Photo of a hospital ward

According to World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates, air pollution contributes to over 6 million deaths annually. A growing body of research links it to the exacerbation of chronic and acute diseases, including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and cognitive decline.

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Dom Higgins
Article
March 2025
A group of people tending a community garden with cabbages growing in a raised bed

environmental SCIENTIST | A Planetary Prescription | December 2024


Dom Higgins examines the growth of nature prescribing and the benefits to health and society.


Nature transforms people’s lives. Evidence shows that a thriving, wildlife-rich...

K M Smart
Article
February 2025
Construction site next to houses

The Levelling up and Regeneration Act was brought into force on 26th October 2023. Its aim was to speed up the planning system, cut bureaucracy, and encourage local authorities to put in place plans to enable the building of new homes. The Act was originally created as a cornerstone for long...

Vera Jones et al.
Webinars
February 2025
Photograph of a wooden bridge over a river

The health of our water environment has never been higher on the public and Government agenda. The topic features daily in the media, while the Government has set a key priority to ‘Clean up our rivers, lakes and seas’. This Foundation for Water Research (FWR) panel discussion explores how...

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