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Engineering a climate change solution

Climate change is the greatest challenge of our time. The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has unequivocally concluded that climate change is real and primarily caused by human activities.

As a professional engineering institution, we believe engineers possess the skills, insights, and ingenuity necessary to tackle climate change while optimizing efficiency, economy, safety, and reliability.

Engineers are problem solvers and innovators with a unique global perspective. The challenges we face are significant and complex, demanding unprecedented levels of collaboration.

Engineering is at the heart of the solution.

What this means to the IET

At the IET, we are striving to become a leading net-zero organisation.

We are determined to ‘walk the walk’ on sustainability and have undertaken many initiatives to accomplish this.

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Reports and papers

Sustainability skills 2023 survey - summary

This report underlines the difficulties UK employers face in acquiring the skills they need to deliver their sustainability strategies.

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Reports and papers

International green skills 2023 survey

This year’s IET Skills Survey questioned over 2,000 engineering employers in ten countries around the world on their readiness to cope with climate change and net zero. 

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Supporting the engineering community

Find resources across the sustainability landscape, from energy engineering to the built environment.

We have a wide range of books, courses, events and more to help you navigate your engineering career in this rewarding area.

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Zero carbon road transport

‘Our World in Data’ states that transport is responsible for over 16% of all carbon emissions and road transport comprises almost 75% of that.

Engineers are already addressing this key challenge and we have a number of resources focused on this topic to help you.

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Find other sustainability content and expand your network

EngX®

Every day, engineers from all over the world use EngX® to get help and advice from their peers.

Follow sustainability topics in EngX® to see the latest IET news and events, and discuss engineering challenges and hot topics with engineers around the world.

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Reports and papers

Providing unbiased information for members, academics, industry, policymakers and the general public across various key topics.

Policy and public affairs

Featured reports and papers

Reading lists

Our Reading Lists have been curated on key topic areas by the IET Library team to aid your research and introduce you to our collections.

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IET.tv

Search ‘Sustainability’ for conference presentations, thought-leadership videos and other thought-provoking presentations on this important topic.

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E+T magazine

Our journalists cover all angles of sustainability, looking into new technologies and their applications.

They also cover news from around the world on climate-related topics.

Go to https://eandt.theiet.org/tags/sustainability

Journals and books

IET Digital Library

As a professional engineering institution, we believe engineers have the skills, insights and ingenuity to help tackle climate change, and we are committed to helping engineers use their skills and expertise to address the climate crisis.

The IET Digital Library's Climate Change collection is an open-ended compilation of our publication material sharing invaluable knowledge and information exchange.

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IET bookshop

IET Books aim to review the current state-of-the-art in hot topics in engineering and technology research including contributions from leading experts with a global perspective. We also publish books that take a deep dive into the fundamentals of engineering and technology topics that underpin today’s research.

IET Bookshop

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