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Alyssa Gilbert

5th carbon budget: we have the vision to drive change, now we need the policies

Thursday, September 22, 2016

There is no doubt that the end of June brought quite remarkable political times to the UK. One of these remarkable events was the Government’s endorsement of the fifth carbon budget, right in the middle of a political leadership debacle. The...

Recent reports

Membership survey 2016

The Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES) surveys its members annually to identify trends in how different services are valued and to gather members’ opinions...
Guidance on the Assessment of Mineral Dust Impacts for Planning

Air quality professionals are frequently required to assess dust impacts from mineral sites, particularly as part of the planning process, and there is currently...
Annual Report 2015

Find out more about the IES and our activities by reading the Annual Report and Financial Statements for 2015.

The 2015 Report features comment from our...
Influencing the UK Parliament

The IES is committed to promoting the crucial role of environmental science in society and an evidence-based approach to decision and policy making. One of the most...
Membership survey 2015

The Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES) surveys its members annually to identify trends in how different services are valued and to gather members’ opinions...

Recent journals

They walk among us: The rise of citizen science

Whilst the traditional sciences have been recognised for centuries, it was only in the mid-20th century with the emergence of a range of serious environmental problems, that the environmental...
Growing in Space: Science beyond the biosphere

From the moment humans began launching into Space, we have been turning our tools of exploration back towards the Earth itself. Here, we bring together a collection of papers which explore how Earth...
The impact of environmental science research

The 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) assessed the impact of research undertaken by UK universities for the first time. Universities submitted case studies to demonstrate their research...
Our common urban future

More of us than ever before live and work in cities. This issue of the environmental SCIENTIST seeks to address some of the questions that arise around our common urban future. Articles draw on work...
New materials and the circular economy

Researchers are exploring and developing exciting new materials and industrial processes that manufacturers are bringing to market very rapidly. Yet some of these materials pose problems that could...