Carbon price bad for business and environment
Introducing an independent carbon price floor could devastate UK industry’s ability to compete in Europe and harm the bloc’s efforts to cut emissions...27 Jan 2012
News
27 Jan 2012
Government loses FITs appeal
DECC will not be able to halve the feed-in tariff (FIT) for solar installations fitted last year, the Court of Appeal has decided.25 Jan 2012
Environment Agency civil sanctions raise £200k
Local environment charities and projects have benefited from more than £200,000 in donations as a result of civil sanctions imposed by the...25 Jan 2012
Resource inefficiency risks $2 trillion
Failure by businesses to improve energy efficiency and resource use could cost the global economy trillions of dollars by 2030, warns the World...23 Jan 2012
New FITs tariffs could be postponed until March
Reduced payments for small-scale solar under the feed-in tariff (FIT) will only affect panels installed from 3 March if the government loses its...20 Jan 2012
UK examines viability of hydrogen cars
Car manufacturers and utilities firms are joining forces in a new government task force to assess whether widespread adoption of hydrogen-powered...18 Jan 2012
BSI launches sustainable communities standard
Local authorities and community groups are being offered new guidance on how to improve sustainability in their area through the new British standard...18 Jan 2012
Durban:a positive step towards global CO2 cuts
World's big emitters commit to developing Kyoto Protocol successor, but binding targets are unlikely before 202017 Jan 2012
Industry must make big cuts in emissions
Industry must cut emissions by up to 70% against 2009 levels if the UK is to meet its 2050 carbon-reduction targets, according to the government’s...17 Jan 2012
EU maps out energy to 2050
European Commission roadmap plans to almost completely decarbonise energy generation to achieve 80% emissions cuts by 2050.17 Jan 2012
IEMA News
IEMA announces position on climate change
IEMA has published a position statement outlining the unique role and importance of the environmental profession in tackling climate change27 Jan 2012
Why green graduates deliver business benefits
IEMA’s director of membership strategy and development, Claire Lea, spreads the world about what environment graduates can offer organisations16 Jan 2012
IEMA pay and benefits poll
IEMA begins analysis of its annual survey of members' pay and benefits16 Jan 2012
Successful IEMA Members in 2011
Following a year of exceptional upgrades in membership, IEMA would like to congratulate those individuals that have moved onwards and upwards during...16 Jan 2012
Revising ISO 14001
IEMA provides an update on how the work contributing to the revision of ISO 14001 is going16 Jan 2012
2011 conference: Sustainable business in practice
Delegates at this year’s sold-out IEMA conference heard how large and small organisations are putting sustainability at the heart of their activities14 Dec 2011
IEMA conference 2011: The delegates’ view
Hear from IEMA members on what they really thought of this year’s IEMA conference on sustainable business and what they’ll be taking back to their...14 Dec 2011
Top graduate scoops IEMA award
An environmentalist working to engage young people with sustainability was named the winner of the 2011 IEMA graduate award14 Dec 2011
Time to update your member details
IEMA urges members to make sure their contact and professional details are up to date14 Dec 2011
2012 practitioners’ survey
IEMA members are being called on to share their worklife experiences in IEMA's forthcoming 2012 environment practioners' survey14 Dec 2011
Features
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From brownfields to gold medals
From remediation to biodiversity - Lucie Ponting investigates how London 2012 is measuring up to its sustainability goals -
2012: What lies ahead
Environment secretary Caroline Spelman and EU comissioner Janez Potocnik join policymakers, regulators and business leaders in sharing their priorities for 2012 -
Absolute emissions or not!
Is it best to use absolute emissions or intensity ratios for your organisation's carbon reduction targets? Niall Enright finds out -
ISO 19011: A design for auditing life
Nigel Leehane asks whether the new auditing guidance standard will improve environment management system audits -
Met Office grows wild
How the enthusiasm of a few volunteers at the Met Office has blossomed into an organisation-wide biodiversity action plan -
Hearts and minds vs carrots and sticks
Can incentives really drive changes in behaviour and influence attitudes towards the environment?
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