Defence Lecture – Sustainable Engineering: Carbon Neutral by 2050
The ICE members will have recieved the June newsletter yesterday with an invite to online lecture on 22 June. For the E&Ms the good news is the lecture is sponsored by the InstRE so I’m hopeful you can also attend for free. As an added sweetener, Maj Gary Jackson (E&M) is one of the 4 speakers.
Registration is via the ICE website (link below) or the InstRE website (details to follow).
https://ice.org.uk/events/defence-lecture-carbon-neutral-by-2050-london
I thought this is an excellent CPD opportunity for us all as military engineers and is likely to be a dominant theme for the rest of our careers so is probably not one to miss! The only down-side is it starts at 0330 (3 June) for the Australian students but a more reasonable 1830 for those in the UK.
As military engineers are we asking questions like Why are existing MOD buildings not covered in solar panels? Why there aren’t more wind turbines in training areas/camps? and Can we make more use of rainwater harvesting across the defence estate?
Why do I think sustainability will be a dominant theme for us in future? Below are some references for your consideration.
ICE sustainability Route Map and links to UN Sustainability Development Goals: https://www.ice.org.uk/knowledge-and-resources/sustainability-route-map
How is DIO promoting sustainability? https://www.ukconstructionmedia.co.uk/features/dio-promoting-sustainability/
Sustainable MOD Strategy (2015-2025) https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/498482/Sustainable_MOD_Strategy_2015-2025.pdf
Sustainable MOD Annual Report 2017-2018 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/754154/SustainableMOD2018.pdf
DE&S Sustainable Procurement https://www.asems.mod.uk/sites/default/files/documents/EMP/Sustainable%20Procurement%20V2%20Intro%20Guide.pdf
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