Approved work: Electricity market reform
This POSTnote will summarise the current electricity trading arrangements, their shortcomings with respect to the net zero transition, and the options for reform being proposed.
Contributing to the POST work programme
To produce POSTnotes, advisers and fellows talk to a variety of stakeholders from industry, government, academia, and the third sector. These experts help us identify important themes, point us in the direction of critical literature, and even help us peer-review the final reports.
To contribute with literature, expertise or as a peer-reviewer, please click below on the scope of the topic you are interested in.
New additions to the work programme
The POST board approved 4 new POSTnotes in October 2022.
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Approved work: Hormone Treatments for Children with Gender Dysphoria
This POSTnote will describe how hormone treatments are used to treat children with gender dysphoria, and explore wider issues relating to their use
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Approved work: Diet-related Inequalities
Diet-related inequalities are differences in foods consumed, food security and diet-related health outcomes. This POSTnote will explain the impacts of these issues and the policy options to tackle them
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Approved work: Online Advertising Technologies
This POSTnote will provide an overview of online advertising technologies and how they work. It will consider the importance of this industry for the UK, and the challenges that online advertising technologies present for market competition and consumer protection. It will also look at potential technical mitigations that might help to address these issues.
Other work in production
Beyond the new additions to our work programme, there are several ongoing publications that we are still working on. Click on the scopes below for more detail and information on work timelines.
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Nuclear energy in the UK
This POSTnote will consider the current plans for building new nuclear plant in the UK and the potential of delivering the Government's ambitions in this sector.
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Long duration energy storage
This POSTnote will assess the various types of long duration energy storage currently being developed and their potential to contribute to the UK’s net zero goal.
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Biomass energy
This POSTnote will consider the sustainability of biomass crop feedstocks grown in the UK, and the land use and other challenges that may arise.
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Urban Outdoor Air quality
This POSTnote will summarise the evidence for different measures to mitigate emissions from different sources of air pollution
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Digital Technology and the Future of Freight
This POSTnote will provide an overview of the digital technologies that may shape the future of freight.
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Hypersonic missiles
This POSTnote will explain what hypersonic missiles are, the technical challenges to developing them, and summarise publicly available information about nations’ current capabilities.
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Energy security
This POSTnote will focus on the technical issues that will affect the security of the UK's energy system in the short to medium term.
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Automation in military operations
This POSTnote will provide an overview of current and future military applications of automation and AI, and the technical, legal, ethical and societal issues associated with this.
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Cyber warfare
This POSTnote will look at the potential threats that cyber presents to UK national security and the steps being taken by Government, industry and other stakeholders to mitigate these.
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Invisible disabilities
20 to 21% of adults in the UK report having a disability. Many disabilities cannot be observed physically. This POSTnote will review current employment rights and potential future adjustments for people with disabilities.
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