Energy and environment
Response from the Director, Education and Science to the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee's inquiry into nuclear R&D capabilities (28 April 2011)
- Response: Nuclear R&D capabilities (PDF, 53 KB)
Submission from the Manager, Science Policy to the RCUK Review of Energy (12 February, 2010)
- Submission: RCUK Review of Energy (PDF, 52 KB)
Submission from the Director, Education and Science to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee’s inquiry, 'The disclosure of climate data from the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia' (10 February, 2010)
- Submission: Climatic Research Unit (PDF, 47 KB)
Response from the Manager, Science Policy to PRASEG’s inquiry, ‘Renewables and the Grid: Access and Management’ (8 January, 2010)
Response from the Director, Education and Science to the DECC pre-consultation discussion paper on the long-term management of plutonium covering decision methodology and timetable for decision making (23 October, 2009)
Response from the Director, Education and Science to the DECC pre-consultation discussion paper on the key factors that could be used to compare one option for long-term plutonium management with another (11 August, 2009)
- Response: Long-term plutonium management - key factors (PDF, 41.5 KB)
Submission from the Director, Education and Science to the Department of Energy and Climate Change’s consultation on the Nuclear Industry Association’s application to justify new nuclear power stations (23 March, 2009)
Response from the Director, Education and Science to the House of Commons Energy and Climate Change Committee’s Inquiry into ‘The Future of Britain’s Electricity Networks’ (16 March, 2009)
- Response: The Future of Britain's Electricity Networks (PDF, 62.5 KB)
Response from the Director, Education and Science to the RCEP’s invitation to comment on its selection of a future topic of study (6 February, 2009)
- Response: Topics for a future study (PDF, 47 KB)
Response from the Director, Communications and External Relations to the NDA’s Public and Stakeholder Engagement and Communications Framework for Geological Disposal (28 November, 2008)
- Response: Framework for Geological Disposal (PDF, 28.6 KB)
Response from the Director, Education and Science to inform the Royal Society's study 'Geoengineering climate' (24 November, 2008)
- Response: Geoengineering climate (PDF, 46.6 KB)
Response from the Manager, Science Policy to the EU consultation 'Towards a comprehensive and ambitious post-2012 climate change agreement' (7 October, 2008)
Response from the Manager, Science Policy to the BERR ‘Renewable Energy Strategy Consultation’ (26 September, 2008)
- Response: Renewable Energy Strategy (Word, 159 KB)
Joint society (IOP, IOB and RSC) response to the BERR consultation ‘Towards Carbon Capture and Storage’ (22 September, 2008)
- Response: Towards Carbon Capture and Storage (Word, 164 KB)
Submission from the Manager, Science Policy, to the House of Lords Economic Affairs Select Committee’s Inquiry into ‘The Economics of Renewable Energy’ (13 June, 2008)
- Response: The Economics of Renewable Energy (Word, 139 KB)
Joint Submission from the IOP, IOB and RSC to inform the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee’s Inquiry into ‘Carbon Capture and Storage’ (2 June, 2008)
- Response: Carbon Capture and Storage (Word, 206 KB)
Response from the Director, Education and Science to inform the House of Commons Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Committee’s Inquiry into ‘Nuclear Engineering’ (14 March, 2008)
- Response: Nuclear Engineering (PDF, 88.4 KB)
Response from the Manager, Science Policy to Defra's consultation on sustainable products – improving the efficiency of energy using products (27 February, 2008)
- Response: Improving the efficiency of energy using products (Word, 73.5 KB)
Oral evidence from Professor John Wilson, on behalf of the Institute, to inform the House of Commons Innovation, Universities and Skills Committee’s Inquiry into ‘renewable electricity-generation technologies’ (23 January, 2008)
Response from the Director, Education and Science to inform the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution’s study on ‘Adapting the UK to Climate Change’ (17 January, 2008)
- Response: Adapting the UK to Climate Change (PDF, 46.6 KB)
Response from the Director, Education and Science to inform the House of Commons Innovation, Universities and Skills Committee's Inquiry into 'renewable electricity-generation technologies' (15 January, 2008)
- Response: Renewable electricity-generation technologies (Word, 117 KB)