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Newsletter - September 2010           The Green Face of IMechE Welcome to the seventh newsletter of the Energy, Environment and Sustainability Group (EESG). Daphne Wassermann Newsletter Editor       EESG News The EESG Board meet four times a year. To mitigate environmental impacts, two of these meetings are now held as telephone conferences. Our most recent meeting was held at Birdcage Walk on 25 May 2010. Find out more about the Energy, Environment and Sustainability Group.   Low-Carbon Vehicles Brian Robinson, former technical staff member of the IMechE, has joined the Board. He is now working for TRL Ltd. Read how he considers the safety of low-carbon vehicles in the article Saving Carbon, Saving Lives.   Nuclear Power John Earp has also joined the board bringing his experience in the area of nuclear power and keeping us  up-to-date on current thinking. Read his article Nuclear Energy in the Context of Climate Change 2050.   Scotland's Renewable Energy Targets Ian Arbon has been busy considering Scotland’s renewable energy targets. Read his article that originally appeared in Holyrood magazine, Scotland’s leading political and current affairs magazine.   Polution Control in Outer Mongolia Michael Reid advises the Mongolians on pollution control and energy efficiency in the artilcle Smoking Mongolia. Will this struggling new democracy emerge as one of the leading lights in renewables not through ideology but through necessity?   Carbon, Capture and Storage Hannah Chalmers reports on the latest activity on carbon capture and storage for gas-fired power stations.   Carbon, Capture and Storage Those of you for whom Edinburgh is nearer than London might be interested in a conference on Environmental and Clean Technologies: Scotland’s Green Technology Revolution. It is on October 26th at Our Dynamic Earth.http://greenrevolution.holyrood.com/   Over to You As usual, we welcome feedback on the newsletter and on the EESG in general. Please let us know what you think and submit your letters, articles and news items by emailing us at: eesg@imeche.org. You can also check out the EESG discussion forum, which is on-line whenever you are.       Building Carbon Neutrality - What is the Reality?  2 November 2010 | London Delivering carbon neutral buildings in line with government targets will depend on defining what can be achieved, and implementing the technologies available. This seminar will benefit engineers working in the built environment by providing them with workable technically and commercially deliverable energy solutions for developments.  Living Well - Hidden Impacts and Sustainable Consumption 22 November 2010 | London Sustainability is usually interpreted in terms of three “pillars” or constraints: techno-economic, environmental or ecological, and societal. Applying this approach to consumption suggests that the sustainability of supply chains should be assessed by examining the distribution of positive benefits and negative impacts along the supply chain.