11 February 2015 was the very first United Nations International Day of Women and Girls in Science, which aimed to recognise the importance of full and equal access to, and participation in, science for women and girls around the world. Born from the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the...
This webinar introduces emerging international guidance for estimating greenhouse gas, air pollutants and short lived climate pollutant emissions in an integrated way. It focuses on the pragmatic approaches for estimating air pollutant and greenhouse emissions and removals for use in assessing...
COP26 took place in Glasgow this year and was touted as being the most important COP since COP21 when the Paris Agreement was established. The conference achieved a number of key declarations, but did not meet ambitions in terms of the resulting Glasgow Climate Pact. This reflective webinar...
There has been a lack of UK-wide guidance setting out how to practically carry out an estuarine and coastal habitat restoration project. This is a barrier, limiting information available for groups wanting to undertake restoration, notably around the complex regulatory process of gaining...
Environmental Assessment Levels (EALs) are used by the Environment Agency (EA) to judge the acceptability of proposed emissions to air from industrial sites, and their relative contribution to the environment. EALs represent a pollutant concentration in ambient air at which no significant risks...
In 1971, Dr John Rose began talks with several academics, industry professionals, and colleagues about the possibility of starting an organisation for environmental scientists. One year later, on January 18th 1972, our Inaugural Conversazione was held at the House of Lords and the IES came into...
Researchers, professionals and members of the IES team provide in depth analysis of news stories, topical issues and emerging science.
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