February 2020
Early Careers Group Meetup
The IAQM Early Career Group meetups provide a forum to learn, practice presentation skills and network with other early-career professionals, in a friendly, supportive and accessible environment.This series of mid-afternoon events offer a platform for early-career professionals to gain valuable experience in presenting to a moderately sized and supportive audience, as well as providing an excellent CPD opportunity which you can later use as evidence of development when upgrading from Associate to Member.Schedule14:00 – Registration, refreshments and networking14:30 – Welcome and introduction14:45 – Guest…
Find out more »March 2020
2020 Spring Conference: Assessment and Mitigation of Air Quality Impacts on Biodiversity
The adverse impacts of air quality upon biodiversity has been long recognised in the peer review literature dating back to the 1970s however, it is only in the last few years that the effects of atmospheric nitrogen deposition have been taken serious by ecological practitioners. Robust assessment of air quality issues has been forced up the agenda by legal challenge such as the now infamous ‘Ashdown Forest’ case and the now equally notorious ‘Dutch’ case. Despite these landmark decisions, there…
Find out more »IAQM Forum – The Environment Bill and Air Quality Targets
Event postponedWe are sorry to announce this event has been postponed.The growing situation with the coronavirus disease outbreak (COVID-19) in the UK is presenting unprecedented challenges for individuals, companies and organisations alike. As a responsible organisation, the IAQM's utmost concern is for the safety of its attendees, speakers and staff. We are therefore reviewing each event on a case-by-case basis. If we do need to postpone these events, we will honour the bookings made for those already registered to attend…
Find out more »April 2020
IAQM Webinar: Has Coronavirus affected local air quality?
There is widespread reporting of improvements in ambient air quality as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, but much of the evidence has focused on direct comparisons between air quality measurements made before and after social and travel restrictions were in place. Such comparisons can often be misleading as the social and travel restrictions are not the only factors affecting measured concentrations of air pollutants.Ambient concentrations can change significantly over short periods of time simply because of changes to the…
Find out more »May 2020
IAQM Webinar: Environment Bill – A new framework of environmental governance
This webinar will provide an overview of the new governance framework and key policy initiatives being introduced through the Environment Bill, a landmark piece of legislation for managing the environment as the UK leaves the EU. Our speakers will explore the role of the new Office for Environmental Protection, the application of Environmental Principles in policymaking, and the process for setting legally binding environmental targets. It will also highlight key aspects of the Bill relating to Air Quality, Resource Efficiency…
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