Key climate emergency actions for engineers and the Institution

Author: Mike Cook, Will Arnold and Ed Clark

Date published

22 December 2020

Price
Free
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Key climate emergency actions for engineers and the Institution

Training

Author

Mike Cook, Will Arnold and Ed Clark

Date published

22 December 2020

Author

Mike Cook, Will Arnold and Ed Clark

Price

Free

Looking at the Climate Emergency Declaration, the speakers distill the key issues raised from the conference. They then make action points for both the signatories and the Institution moving forward.

Recorded at the Climate Emergency Conference: driving forward the commitments for change.
 

Key climate emergency actions for engineers and the Institution

About the Climate Emergency Task Group (CETG)

The CETG was set up by the Institution in October 2019 to ensure a coordinated response to the climate emergency. It comprises a focussed group of members working with both the Institution’s committees and panels, as well as other external groups The CETG is guiding changes needed in the profession. It reports directly to the Institution’s executive via the Engineering Leadership Group.


 

Additional information

Format:
Video
Video Length:
00:34:38
Publisher:
IStructE

Tags

Training Sustainability & Environment Climate change Video IStructE London HQ

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