The transition to a net zero society is dependent on understanding how our activities contribute to emissions and taking actions to reduce and mitigate these. In development, climate change assessments form a distinct part of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process as laid out in...
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June 2025
This article was written by Professor Mark Everard, IES Vice President, following from his initial 'War of the Worlds' article written in March and three subsequent opinion pieces: 'Sustainability is not a political debate', 'A War of Evidence', and 'The false dichotomy of environmentalism vs...
May 2025
The IUCN defines nature-based solutions as those that address societal challenges through actions to protect, sustainably manage, and restore natural and modified ecosystems, benefiting people and nature at the same time.
The Foundation for Water Research (FWR) Community’s Water...
May 2025
This article was written anonymously and submitted under a pseudonym (Mary Davis), in response to the 'War of the Worlds' article written by Mark Everard, and the two subsequent opinion pieces 'Sustainability is not a political debate' and 'A War of Evidence'. It provides this individual's...
May 2025
It has been announced by BRE Global that the latest version of BREEAM, v7, will be released in Summer 2025. BREEAM UK New Construction Version 7 was pre-released in July 2024 and is currently being finalised following consultation comments closing on September 2024.
Past versions (2011,...
May 2025
An independent review of Defra’s regulatory landscape, undertaken by leading economist Dan Corry, was published on the 2nd April 2025. The ‘Corry Review’ was commissioned by the Defra Secretary of State Steve Reed in October 2024 to establish whether the environmental regulatory landscape...
