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:
In this webinar, Dr Ben Parkes, a Lecturer in Climate Resilience at the University of Manchester, provided an overview of his journey into academia and what a standard week looks like! Ben also discusses the process of becoming a Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv) from an academic...
In this webinar, Rae Watney, a Local Authority Officer at Sheffield City Council, provided an overview of her educational and professional background, the day-to-day of her role and journey in the land condition sector. She discussed the skills she has developed in both the private and public...
Is climate change and the resulting loss in biodiversity irreversible? Will our current efforts to slow climate change be enough or do we need to consider radical change in our water systems?
IES/FWR held this discussion meeting to explore whether abstracting water downstream of cities,...
This Climate Action Community event is on the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) and Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
Two members of our Climate Action Community Steering Group provided presentations on the following:
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New thinking on social and cultural change is required if government is going to reach its net zero target. Technology alone will not be enough. People, our societies and our systems need to change and adapt to meet our net zero goals.
The ESRC funded ACCESS project brought together a...
Researchers, professionals and members of the IES team provide in depth analysis of news stories, topical issues and emerging science.
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