Housing: demographic and environmental trends
How can the housing be adapted to an ageing population and to meet the challenge of climate change?

This POSTnote examines recent scientific findings and how they may influence policies on global warming. POSTnote 33. POST. 1992.
Global warming (184 KB , PDF)
The World Conference on Environment and Development (June 1992) will decide on a global climate convention; the outcome will depend on nations’ assessment of the current science and its remaining uncertainties. The UK is active not only in original scientific research but also in the assessment of current knowledge by the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
This POSTnote examines recent scientific findings and how they may influence policies on global warming.
Global warming (184 KB , PDF)
How can the housing be adapted to an ageing population and to meet the challenge of climate change?
A circular economy provides a growth opportunity for the UK, yet it will require timely strategic decisions and planning.
This POSTnote summarises the challenges and opportunities relating to the production, regulation and consumption of cultivated meat, also known as 'lab grown' meat.