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Assessing Energy Efficiency
This POSTnote examines definitions of energy efficiency, looks at methods to measure and verify achieved energy savings and summarises UK and EU polices to promote energy efficiency.
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Livestock Super Farms
This POSTnote examines the current issues surrounding intensification of livestock production in the UK.
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Low Carbon Technologies for Energy-Intensive Industries
Energy-intensive industries such as chemicals, paper, ceramics, cement, iron and steel are responsible for 45% of carbon emissions from businesses and the public sector in the UK. This briefing discusses carbon dioxide (CO2) abatement technologies for these industries and policies to support their adoption.
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Cyber Security in the UK
Cyber security refers to defences against electronic attacks launched via computer systems. This POSTnote looks at approaches to cyber security in the context of large-scale attacks, with a focus on national infrastructure.
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Marine planning
This POSTnote describes the marine planning process and considers the challenges it will face.
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Anaerobic digestion
This POSTnote examines the potential for anaerobic digestion in the UK and the main challenges connected with its development.
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Landscapes of the future, June 2011
This POSTnote examines how policy structures, including planning reforms, might deliver land use systems that meet the challenges of projected population increases, climate change and economic growth with limited land and natural resources.
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Housing and health, January 2011
This POSTnote looks at the impact of poor housing on health and examines the implications for housing policy.
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UK indoor air quality, November 2010
This POSTnote describes sources of indoor air pollution, the evidence for adverse effects on human health and outlines possible policy responses.
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Electric vehicles
This POSTnote focuses on the extent to which EVs could reduce carbon emissions and examines issues that would surround widespread uptake.
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POSTbrief
Science in the New Parliament, 2010
After every general election, POST produces a special briefing highlighting some of the main science-based issues that the new Parliament is likely to encounter.
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Space debris, March 2010
This POSTnote looks at measures to protect satellites from debris and international agreements and guidelines to reduce the amount of debris generated.
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Rare earth metals, January 2011
This POSTnote examines the debate on future supplies of a group of elements known as the Rare Earth Metals which have become a highly sought-after resource for high-technology and low carbon industries and discusses the UK and international response.
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Food hygiene standards, February 2009
This briefing describes recent developments in food regulation and examines options to improve food hygiene in businesses through monetary penalties, training and the use of local "Scores on the Doors" schemes.
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Intelligent transport systems, January 2009
This POSTnote outlines current and future applications of ITS in road transport, as well as technical, behavioural and economic limitations to their deployment.
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