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environmental SCIENTIST

Mon, 10 March 2025

Who pays? Money, power and risk in sustainable finance

Fri, 20 December 2024

A Planetary Prescription

Fri, 27 September 2024

Counting on Net Gain

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Latest IES activity

EA Brownfield Awards

Tue, 24 February 2026

Environment Analyst Brownfield Awards 2026 - Entries are now open!

Tue, 10 February 2026

The IES relaunches Noise Action Week to raise awareness of the ‘Forgotten Pollutant’

Tue, 10 February 2026

Noise Action Week: Resources coming soon!

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Latest analysis

Young engineers using an anemometer to measure wind speed, temperature and humidity at a wind farm

Tue, 24 February 2026

What does “Good Environmental Reporting” mean for air quality?

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Tue, 24 February 2026

The impact of poor air quality on hospital attendance of multimorbid patients

Fishing Trawler at sunset

Wed, 18 February 2026

IPBES recap: Every business has a choice to make on nature

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