On 3 December, 2020 POST and the non-partisan International Cryosphere Climate Initiative (ICCI) hosted a closed briefing as one of a series of “Cryosphere 1.5°C Briefings”. These are the notes from the briefing. As this was a closed event for Parliamentarians and parliamentary staff, questions and comments during the different rounds of discussion have not been attributed.
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Nuclear safety in the former Soviet Union (435 KB, PDF)
The explosion at Chernobyl in 1986 brought home the fact that many, if not all, Soviet-designed nuclear reactors fail to meet Western safety standards. Subsequently, an international effort has been mounted to try and raise safety standards in these reactors.
This POSTnote reviews the current position and options for further reducing reactor operating risks.
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Nuclear safety in the former Soviet Union (435 KB, PDF)
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This event will brief parliamentarians on the policy implications at all levels arising from the latest science focused on cryosphere (snow and ice) regions including climate negotiations at COP 26.
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POST has published 20 COVID-19 Areas of Research Interest (ARIs) for the UK Parliament. ARIs were identified using the input of over 1,000 experts. They were then ranked in order of interest to UK Parliament research and select committee staff, following internal feedback. Each ARI comes with a series of questions aiming to further break down each broad area. The ARIs focus on the impacts of the global pandemic and range from economic recovery and growth, to surveillance and data collection, long-term mental health effects, education, vaccine development, and the NHS.
