Sept.
Events
30th
Sustainability 2.0 Does Sustainability need an Update?, London
Oct.
Events
1st
Tourism & the British Coastline, London
3rd-5th
Introduction to Renewable Energy, Aberystwyth
8th- 9th
Energy Solutions Expo,
London
9th
Sustainable Airports Seminar,
London
13th- 14th
Omega International Conference: Airport Air Quality, London
14th- 16th
Breaking Down Barriers to Successful Fisheries, Leeds
15th
The IUCN World Conservation Congress, Barcelona
15th
Air Quality Update: Local Action on Air Quality & Climate Change, Birmingham
15th
Water in a Changing Climate, Watford
16th
Shrinking Habitats, Species Survival, London
16th
Carbon Footprint & Carbon Management Workshop, Lancaster
21st
Cost-Effectively Minimise Waste & Maximise Recycling In Your Business, London
21st
Climate Change: The Cost of Inaction, Edinburgh
21st-23rd
BWEA30, London
25th
SGR Annual Conference: Sustainable Buildings & Communities, London
27th- 30th
Managing Environmental Responsibilities, London
28th
Open Meeting – Science Advisory Council, London
28th
Saving Africa's Athletes: Conserving Cheetahs & Wild Dogs, London
28th- 20th
ChemEng08, Birmingham
Nov.
Events
6th
Solid Recovered Fuels - A Sustainable Option for Britain, London
12th
The Burntwood Lecture: Energy & the Environment, London
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September 2008
IES News
Burntwood
The IES is pleased to announce that tickets are now available to all members for the annual Burntwood Lecture. Tickets will be made available to student members who can prove a special interest in the topic. This year lecture on 12th November will be given by Baroness Barbara Young, Chief Executive of the Environment Agency, who will speak on ‘Energy and the Environment’. You can request tickets by emailing the IES Office.
BBC Natural History Unit seeks Environmentalists
The BBC are developing a new Series called ‘To the Ends of the Earth’ and looking for 9 people with a deep and longstanding passion for the natural world and for wildlife of all shapes, sizes and description. They hope to find people with an active interest in the UK's wildlife and environment, especially in an academic or sustainability guise. The 9 people eventually selected will be given the opportunity to spend 10 weeks in some of the most remote corners of the world as they face a number of training challenges with a view to winning a year's contract with the world famous BBC Natural History Unit. Contact the office for further details.
SocEnv seeks Chief Executive
An advert for this position can be found on the IES recruitment pages. The
closing date for applications is 14th October.
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Website Poll
The Institution has recently added a poll feature to the website. This will allow us to ascertain the opinions of visitors to the website on moot environmental questions. This month's question is "Does the UK Government’s approval of the new Kingsnorth coal-fired power station prove that it is not committed to tackling climate change?" At the time of press 82% of respondents think it does. Add your vote by visiting our homepage.
ES Links
New PP4SD Materials
PP4SD in conjunction with Swansea University have developed four sets of training materials on sustainable development. The materials are primarily targeted at Agricultural Manufacturing, Aquaculture, Environmental Management and Fisheries Management and are available in both English and Welsh and are free to download. Diolch yn fawr iawn.
New EFAEP Website Launched
The European Federation of Associations of Environmental Professionals (EFAEP) is an Association of environmental experts from all over Europe. The IES is a member of EFAEP. There new website, which includes presentations from their recent conference on biofuels. The increasing influence of Efaep can be gauged by watching this video of Stavros Dimas, European Commissioner for the Environment, addressing the conference.
Survey of Pending EU Environmental Legislation
The EFAEP Survey of Environmental Legislation is a detailed list of ongoing EU legislative projects in the field of environmental
protection. The latest edition can be found here (pdf file).
One Hundred Months
A new campaign which claims we have only one hundred months to prevent runaway climate change has been launched online. They have a 'Tell your friends' tool, so you can spread it further, and get your circles of people engaged in taking monthly action. Time is quickly running out, it's actually closer to 99 months now!
Could one Trident submarine cause ‘nuclear winter’?
This fascinating report (pdf) from earlier this year, penned by Scientists for Global Responsibility, shows the devestating environmental consequences for the whole world if Britain was to ever use its nuclear weapons.
Free Subscription to a new online publication
All members of the IES have been offered a free online subscription to Energy & the Environment through SocEnv. This former Defra publication is bi-monthly and will regularly feature an article from SocEnv.
Articles
Winners of the 4th Brownfield Briefing Remediation Innovation Awards 2008
The winners of the fourth Brownfield Briefing Remediation Innovation Awards were announced on 16th September after a celebratory dinner held at the Radisson SAS Portman Hotel in front of an audience of over 300 movers and shakers in the contaminated land industry and their guests. read more....
Sandbag: Launch of new grass roots movement enabling action to tackle climate change
Over the next 5 years, permits for 1.2 billion tonnes of CO2 emissions will be handed out in the UK alone. To combat this staggering figure, a campaign against climate change was launched on 16th September. It's called Sandbag and it's aimed at empowering ordinary people to take active steps toward reducing the level of greenhouse gases entering the atmosphere. read more....
Car industry splutters in effort to cut pollutants and emissions
Car manufacturers are making uneven progress in reducing CO2 emissions and exhaust pollutants from their latest models, according to a new report released last month by EcoTest, Europe’s most comprehensive environmental assessment programme for vehicles. read more....
Ranjeet S Sokhi – World Atlas of Atmospheric Pollution
Reviewed by Jimi Irwin
This is a beautifully produced volume which explores diverse aspects of air pollution in the early 21 century in an engaging and visually arresting way. Published in association with the International Union of Air Pollution Prevention and Environmental Protection Associations and the Global Atmospheric Pollution Forum, it aims to provide an overview of air pollution and its impacts by addressing key topics spanning global to local scales. read more....
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