From the macro to the micro: analysis from the IES

KM Smart
Article
December 2024
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On October 30th 2024, Rachel Reeves, the first female Chancellor of the Exchequer, provided the first Labour Government budget in 14 years.


Seven pillars were set out as part of the Government’s growth mission, including:



economic and fiscal stability
investment, infrastructure, and...
Dr Ben Parkes
Webinars
November 2024

In this webinar, Dr Ben Parkes, a Lecturer in Climate Resilience at the University of Manchester, provided an overview of his journey into academia and what a standard week looks like! Ben also discusses the process of becoming a Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv) from an academic...

Rae Watney
Webinars
November 2024
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In this webinar, Rae Watney, a Local Authority Officer at Sheffield City Council, provided an overview of her educational and professional background, the day-to-day of her role and journey in the land condition sector. She discussed the skills she has developed in both the private and public...

Martin Currie, Simon Spooner & Ana Mijic
Webinars
November 2024
Aerial photograph of river valley

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,...

Brigette Reid & Kripa Dwarakanath
Webinars
November 2024
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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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Patrick Devine-Wright
Webinars
November 2024
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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...

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