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...
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...
Despite commitments by global signatories of the Ramsar Convention to undertake systemic assessment of designated wetlands, research had revealed that virtually none had been done globally and that the lack of practical tools for rapid assessment was a principal obstacle. The Rapid...
Increasingly, climate change and environmental challenges have brought the perspectives of younger generations to the fore, as well as the consideration of how future generations will be affected by decisions. These perspectives offer a unique lens on environmental challenges, where many of the...
