From the macro to the micro: analysis from the IES

Joseph Lewis
Article
June 2025
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Joseph Lewis is Policy Lead at the Institution of Environmental Sciences, working to promote the use of the environmental sciences in decision making. Joseph leads the delivery of the IES Policy Programme, standing up for the voice of science, scientists, and the natural world...

Joseph Lewis
Article
June 2025
Tree in field of flowers

Joseph Lewis is Policy Lead at the Institution of Environmental Sciences, working to promote the use of the environmental sciences in decision making. Joseph leads the delivery of the IES Policy Programme, standing up for the voice of science, scientists, and the natural world...

Sally Hughes
Webinars
June 2025
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The 2025 CEDHE Forum brought together educators, students, and professionals for a virtual day of insights and discussion on the theme “Integrating Artificial Intelligence in Environmental Education: Innovations and Opportunities.”



The event opened with a keynote presentation from...

Ethny Childs
Article
June 2025
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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...

Karen Barrass
Webinars
June 2025
Photograph of Cambridge city from above

In recent years, the evidence base on the benefits of addressing climate change locally has grown. It is clear that place-based responses to making where and how we live greener and more resilient for the future can be effective and economical. Local government reform brings both challenges and...

Professor Mark Everard
Article
June 2025
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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...

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