Environment and energy

Bioenergy

This POSTnote will give a broad overview of bioenergy technologies and the issues associated with their future deployment.

Drought Resilience

This POSTnote will summarise how future water supply systems could continue to function with more limited water resources.

Energy behaviour change

This POSTnote will cover a range of issues relating to energy behaviour change and implications for policy.

Energy efficiency

This POSTnote will summarise measures of energy efficiency for different sectors of the economy and indicate varying potentials for improvement

GM Crops in Developing Countries

This POSTnote will examine the potential benefits and challenges of using genetically modified crops in developing countries

Heat pumps

This POSTnote will describe heat-pump technologies, their performance and potential for widespread use, as well as investigating the challenges and opportunities associated with their deployment.

Land Sharing vs Land Sparing

This POSTnote will cover a range of issues in agricultural and conservation land use.

Meet the advisers

  • Jonathan Wentworth Jonathan Wentworth

    Jonny has a background in plant ecology with a PhD in plant ecological genetics. He worked as a civil servant in MAFF and Defra before joining POST.

  • Stephen Allen Stephen Allen

    Steve has a background in mechanical engineering with a PhD on the thermodynamic analysis of energy systems. He has worked as a consultant, analysing energy technologies for policy makers, and as a columnist, writing on energy and the environment.