Dec.
Events
1st-2nd
Energy Efficiency Finance & Investment Forum,
London
2nd
Air Quality Modelling of Congested Traffic & Effective Road Traffic Improvements,
London
2nd
Latest Developments in UK & EU Environmental Policy - Business Risks & Opportunities,
London
4th
Upgrading Impact Assessment for Greater Effectiveness,
Oxford
4th
Carbon Footprint and Carbon Management,
Lancaster
8th- 10th
NCAS Atmospheric Science Conference,
Bristol
9th
Communication in Mammals: Deciphering Messages in Visual, Acoustic & Olfactory Signals, London
10th
Site Waste Management Workshop, Redhill
Jan.
Events
13th
Environmental Influences on Development, London
19th- 21st
World Future Energy Summit, Abu Dhabi
21st
Thinking and Acting Sustainably: Profile of a 21st Century Professional, London
29th
Ice, Mud & Blood, London
29th- 31st
CEP Clean Energy Power 2009, Stuttgart
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these and
other events,
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November 2008
IES News
Website Updates
From 28th November to 3rd December we are swapping the IES website over to a new system. This means that some pages and links may temporarily be unavailable. If you have bookmarks on your browsers pointing towards the IES pages, these will have to be updated. Please bear with us while these changes are made. The new system should allow us to build more dynamic pages with better content and features. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Burntwood Resources
If you attend this year's Burntwood Lecture you may be interested in seeing photos from the event which are now available online. For those who were unable to make it, you can catch up on what you missed by listening to a podcast of the speeches
and viewing the presentations here.
ES Links
How Green Politics went Mainstream
A podcast is available online of Sir Crispin Tickell, former British Ambassador to the UN and currently director of the Policy Foresight Programme at Oxford's James Martin Institute for Science and Civilisation, speaking at the British Academy. His talk charts the transition of green politics from a fringe movement to a viable and vote-winning agenda.
North Warwickshire Borough seeks consultant
North Warwickshire Borough Council is looking to appoint a suitably qualified consultant in order to assist with the site investigation of a potentially contaminated site in the borough. To tender for the opportunity please complete and return the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire posted along with a specification for the works on their website. The deadline for returning the tenders is 2 January 2009. If you have any queries please contact Nicola Rushton.
Green Gown Awards
The Green Gown Awards, now in their 5th year, recognise exceptional initiatives being taken by universities and colleges across the UK to become more sustainable. The Awards have a variety of categories that universities and colleges can illustrate their achievements in both academic and estates management. A brochure of the 2008 winners has now been published.
Clever children more likely to vote Green
A study by the University of Edinburgh and the UK Medical Research Council and published in the journal Intelligence indicates childhood intelligence is linked to voting preferences and political involvement in later life. Not only are those with higher childhood IQs more likely to vote Green or Lib Dem, they are also more likely to vote in general and get involved in politics.
Future Morph
On Tuesday, November 4, Sir Tom McKillop launched Future Morph, the Science Council’s website designed to help encourage young people to study STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths). Future Morph has been created to show that studying these subjects beyond the age of 16 isn’t just a one track road to becoming a scientist or engineer – the skills and knowledge gained are valuable in almost any career and help make young people more employable. It contains a lively mix of information, tips, case studies and games, and includes sections for children, parents, teachers and careers staff.
Wake Up, Freak Out – then Get a Grip
Watch a fantastic animation from the Royal College of Art explaining climate change and tipping points.
Articles
Report on the Burntwood Lecture 2008: Prospects for a sustainable society: What is the correct role for science?
Andrew Barrett-Mold
The Institution of Environmental Science’s annual Burntwood Lecture was held at the Royal Society, where the IES started life almost 40 years ago, in London on Wednesday 12th November 2008. The Burntwood Lecture provides an opportunity for an eminent speaker to talk on a current, critical and pressing environmental topic, and brings together leading authorities from scientific, political and industrial sectors. This year’s lecture came from Tony Juniper on ‘Prospects for a Sustainable Society: What is the correct role for science?' read more....
Minister Backs New Waste Awareness Wales Ad Campaign
Minister for Environment, Sustainability & Housing, Jane Davidson AM launched the new Waste Awareness Wales national advertising
campaign which aims to empower
people across Wales to take waste reduction, reuse and recycling to the
next level. read more....
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