We work to influence government policy making for the good of society. View our latest position statements, reports and consultation responses.

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Tackling the climate and biodiversity crises (2024)

Prior to the political party conference season in 2023, IEMA published a series of key asks for policymakers. Following the
announcement of the general election, these asks were updated to reflect changes in the policy landscape and the evolving insights of our members.

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Addressing the climate and biodiversity crises (2023)

Through our key policy groups IEMA developed a series of recommendations for policymakers that we believe can help make the realisation of this goal a reality. Importantly, these recommendations should not be considered in a siloed way. All of these areas relate to one another in a practical sense and so should be considered as a package of joined-up interventions.

This document builds on the proposals set out in IEMA Core Principles for Environmental Policymaking (2022).

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Will this year’s UN Biodiversity Conference be the Paris Agreement for nature? (2022)

A COP15 briefing. This paper was created to help members unpack what was going on at this hugely significant event and, most importantly, why it was relevant to the risks and opportunities around nature faced by you and your business, and why COP15 might be the new Paris Agreement.

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COP28 IEMA Policy Briefing

This briefing note provides a short overview of what to expect at the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) in UAE. Once again we review the context, the agenda and set out what IEMA hopes to see as the outcomes. It also includes a lexicon of key terminology associated with the COP process and a reminder of some of the milestones reached in the past.

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COP27 IEMA Policy Briefing

This briefing note provides a short overview of what to expect at the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) in Egypt in November 2022. We look at the key topics on the agenda and the background context to some of the stickiest issues.