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    Measuring sustainable environment-food system interactions

    Monday, 24 July, 2023

    This POSTnote describes environmental impact metrics for food systems, which are complex networks of decision-makers, natural processes and human activities.

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    • Environment
    • Food security
    • Transport and infrastructure
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    Public health and climate change: a One Health approach

    Wednesday, 19 July, 2023

    This POSTnote summarises how the One Health approach can be used to tackle key impacts of climate change and threats to public health. It outlines the key features, challenges and opportunities of implementation. This briefing takes a global perspective on implementing the approach, with areas of focus on UK policy.

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    • Environment
    • Health and social care
    • Security and defence
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    Problem-solving courts

    Friday, 14 July, 2023

    This POSTnote outlines the key components of Problem-solving courts (PSC) and summarises the key outcomes of different PSC. It concludes with highlighting the opportunities and challenges to implementation of PSC across England and Wales.

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    • Crime and justice
    • Health and social care
    • Security and defence
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    Heat pumps

    Friday, 14 July, 2023

    This POSTnote considers advances in heat pump technology, their suitability for UK properties, barriers to deployment and government policy support mechanisms.

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    • Energy
    • Environment
    • Transport and infrastructure
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    Data science skills in the UK workforce

    Wednesday, 28 June, 2023

    This POSTnote looks at specialist data skills in the UK, including for artificial intelligence. It considers demand and supply, workforce demographics, challenges, and initiatives to increase supply.

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    • Digital technologies
    • Education
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    Marine Protected Areas and Highly Protected Marine Areas

    Wednesday, 28 June, 2023

    POSTnote summarising the network of Marine Protected Areas and its components, and the designation of Highly Protected Marine Areas in English inshore and offshore waters.

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    • Environment
    • Food security
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    Hypersonic missiles

    Tuesday, 27 June, 2023

    This POSTnote looks at hypersonic missile technologies, efforts to develop them, potential applications, and the possible challenges they may present for missile defence and global stability.

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    • Security and defence
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    Reforming the Mental Health Act – Approaches to Improve Patient Choice

    Thursday, 11 May, 2023

    A POSTnote summarising proposed reforms to the Mental Health Act (1983) to improve patient choice, highlighting relevant research evidence and stakeholder perspectives.

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    • Health and social care
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    Electricity market reform

    Tuesday, 02 May, 2023

    This POSTnote analyses the present wholesale electricity market and proposals for reform of electricity market arrangements to support decarbonisation of the system by 2035.

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    • Energy
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    Trust in the police

    Tuesday, 25 April, 2023

    This POSTnote summarises trends in levels of public trust in the police and research on barriers to trust in the police and approaches to increasing trust.

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    • Crime and justice
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    Digital technology in freight

    Friday, 03 February, 2023

    Technology and data enabled opportunities are key priorities in the Department for Transport’s Future of Freight Plan. This POSTnote reviews digital technologies that support freight, including their impact on the labour force, potential environmental benefits and technical barriers.

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    • Digital technologies
    • Education
    • Energy
    • Transport and infrastructure
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    Urban outdoor air quality

    Monday, 23 January, 2023

    Air pollution is the greatest UK environmental public health threat. This POSTnote updates the 2014 POSTnote on ambient air quality (PN 458) and describes air pollutants, their health impacts and measures to mitigate poor air quality.

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    • Environment
    • Food security
    • Transport and infrastructure
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    Biomass for UK energy

    Monday, 16 January, 2023

    Biomass can be used to produce bioenergy in the form of electricity, heat, biogas or transport fuels, or to produce materials and chemicals. The Climate Change Committee recommend dedicated energy crops and forest residues as future sources of domestic biomass. This POSTnote summarises the opportunities and challenges surrounding the expansion of UK biomass production.

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    • Energy
    • Environment
    • Food security
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    Invisible Disabilities in Education and Employment

    Thursday, 12 January, 2023

    Disability occurs in many different forms. An invisible disability, or non-visible disability, is an impairment or health condition that is not immediately obvious. This POSTnote provides an overview of invisible disability in the UK. It outlines types of invisible disabilities and relevant legislation and policy. It also discusses the experiences of adults with invisible disabilities, and strategies aimed at increasing access and inclusion for adults with invisible disabilities, focusing on employment, and higher and further education.

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    • Education
    • Health and social care
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    Longer duration energy storage

    Tuesday, 20 December, 2022

    The UK’s energy system relies on the storage of fossil fuels to manage variations in supply and demand over varying timescales. As these are replaced to meet the net zero emissions target, new types of low-carbon, longer duration energy storage will be needed to provide secure energy supplies. This POSTnote examines different low-carbon storage technologies, their role in addressing future system needs, issues relating to scaling-up the technologies and Government strategy.

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    • Energy
    • Environment

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