Future research
Approved work: Nutrient trading markets
This POSTnote will summarise the challenges and opportunities for using nutrient trading to balance development with UK water quality goals.
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Horizon scanning
Green education, training and employment
Contributors to the horizon scan identified challenges and opportunities related to green skills, education and employment in the UK.
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Horizon scanning
Community based climate change approaches
Achieving climate policies will require local community action. What can be done to involve communities in climate mitigation and adaptation?
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Horizon scanning
Addressing the links between climate change and nature loss
Nature based solutions can help address climate change and other societal challenges. However, key implementation data gaps remain.
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Horizon scanning
Net zero and the UK’s historic building stock
The retrofit of the UK's historic building stock is needed to enhance energy efficiency and achieve net zero targets. How can this be done?
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Horizon scanning
Net zero: the role of consumer behaviour
Achieving net zero is expected to require changes in consumer behaviour and habits. What are the challenges and how can they be overcome?
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POSTnote
Planning for net zero
This POSTnote outlines the challenges and opportunities for the English planning system and related policies to deliver net zero infrastructure and services.
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Horizon scanning
Climate security
Climate security refers to the impact of climate change on national security. The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change described the threat posed by climate change to human and national security as a “code red for humanity”.
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POSTnote
Energy security and AI
This POSTnote summarises the current and emerging applications of AI and ML in the energy system, barriers to wider implementation, the challenges likely to be encountered, and policy considerations proposed by sector stakeholders.
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Horizon scanning
Balancing UK agricultural production and environmental objectives
Supporting food and fibre production approaches that are environmentally sustainable and resilient to environmental change.
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Horizon scanning
Integrated management of the water environment
Water supplies could be better protected through a risk-based systems approach to managing the pressures currently degrading freshwaters.
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Horizon scanning
Climate and environmental risks: governance challenges
Cross-cutting climate and environmental risks raise interconnected governance challenges that involve justice, sustainability and resilience concepts.
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Horizon scanning
Issues facing rural communities
A range of complex issues are faced by rural communities. What can be done to support rural economic growth and address long standing challenges?
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Horizon scanning
How can pollution control, waste management and resource use objectives be achieved?
Preventing harm from waste and pollution may require a better understanding of the factors involved in their creation. New approaches may be needed to meet objectives.
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Horizon scanning
Innovation and technology in agriculture and alternative foods
Without sustainable agricultural innovation, such as the use of artificial intelligence, the world faces persistent food insecurity and degraded resources.
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