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...
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February 2025
The UK is committed to reaching Net Zero emissions by 20501,2 and digital technology, such as AI, will play a key role in meeting this goal by enabling technical, economic and social transformation.3 In 2018, The Royal Society4 claimed that nearly a third of the carbon emission reductions the UK...
January 2025
Explore what makes them passionate about Environmental Science
We are thrilled to announce the appointment of eight new student ambassadors from six of our accredited institutions.
Our Student Ambassadors will represent the IES at their university, ...
December 2024
The Agriculture Act in 2020 confirmed that Environmental Land Management schemes (ELMs) were to be put in place across the United Kingdom, replacing the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in the wake of the UK’s exit from the European Union. This was welcomed at the time by many in the farming...
December 2024
In November 2024, UN climate summit COP29 was held in Baku, Azerbaijan.
As an admitted observer, the IES sent a member from our Climate Action Community as a delegate representing the Institution. Reflecting on the end of the conference and the weeks since, the IES has now published...
December 2024
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...
