Consultations
Energy and Environment Consultations
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
Response from the Director, Education and Science to inform the Royal Society's study 'Geoengineering climate' (24 November 2008)
Response: Geoengineering climate
Response from the Manager, Science Policy to the EU consultation 'Towards a comprehensive and ambitious post-2012 climate change agreement' (7 October 2008)
Response: Towards a comprehensive and ambitious post-2012 climate change agreement
Response from the Manager, Science Policy to the BERR ‘Renewable Energy Strategy Consultation’ (26 September 2008)
Response: Renewable Energy Strategy
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
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
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
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
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
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)
'Uncorrected' oral evidence provided by Professor John Wilson
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
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
Joint society response to the Defra consultation on Managing Radioactive Waste Safely: A framework for implementing geological disposal (1 November 2007)
Response: Managing Radioactive Waste Safely: A framework for implementing geological disposal
Response from the Director, Education and Science to the BERR consultation on the Future of Nuclear Power: The role of nuclear power in a low carbon UK economy (9 October 2007)
Response: The Future of Nuclear Power
Response from the Director, Education and Science to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee's inquiry into ‘renewable energy-generation technologies’ (27 June 2007)
Response: Renewable energy-generation technologies
Response from the Chief Executive to the DTI's consultation on the Reform of the Renewables Obligation (part 1) (3 January 2007)
Response: Reform of the Renewables Obligation (part 1)
Response from the Chief Executive to the DTI’s consultation on the Policy Framework for New Nuclear Build (3 October 2006)
Response: Policy Framework for New Nuclear Build
Response from the Chief Executive to CoRWM's draft recommendations on the long-term management of the UK's radioactive waste (24 May 2006)
Response: CoRWM's draft recommendations
Oral evidence provided by Professor William Gelletly and Dr William Nuttall, on behalf of the Institute of Physics, to the House of Commons' Trade and Industry Committee, in response to their Inquiry into the Government's Energy Review (16 May 2006)
'Uncorrected' oral evidence provided by Professor William Gelletly and Dr William Nuttall
Response from the Director, Education and Science to the DTI's Energy Review consultation, 'Our Energy Challenge - securing clean, affordable energy for the long term' (10 April 2006)
Response: DTI's Energy Review Consultation
Response from the Director, Education and Science to the House of Commons Trade and Industry Committee's Inquiry into the Government's Energy Review (23 March 2006)
Response: The Government's Energy Review
Response from the Chief Executive to the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee's Inquiry: Keeping the Lights on: Nuclear, Renewables, and Climate Change (20 September 2005)
Response: Keeping the Lights On: Nuclear, Renewables and Climate Change
Submission from the President and the Chair of the Institute of Physics in Scotland, to the Royal Society of Edinburgh's Inquiry into Energy Issues for Scotland (14 July 2005)
Submission: Royal Society of Edinburgh's Inquiry into Energy Issues for Scotland
Response from the Director, Education and Science to CoRWM's Public and Stakeholder Engagement 1 consultation document (20 January 2005)
Response: Public and Stakeholder Engagement 1
Submission from the Director, Education and Science to the House of Lords Science and Technology Sub-Committee II's Inquiry, Energy Efficiency (25 October, 2004)
Submission: Energy Efficiency
Response from the Director, Education and Science to the House of Lords Science and Technology Sub-Committee II's Inquiry, The practicalities of developing renewable energy (10 October, 2003).
Response: The practicalities of developing renewable energy
Response from the chair of the Institute of Physics in Scotland to the Scottish Executive's consultation, Scotland's renewable energy potential - beyond 2010 (29 November 2002)
Response: Scotland's renewable energy potential beyond 2010
Submission from the Policy Officer to the Clerk of the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee, regarding the Committee's inquiry, Towards a Non-Carbon Fuel Economy: Research, Development and Demonstration (September 13, 2002)
Submission: Towards a Non-Carbon Fuel Economy: Research, Development and Demonstration
Submission from the Policy Officer to Ms Angie Parkinson of the DTI, regarding the consultation, Energy Policy: Key Issues for Consultation (September 12, 2002)
Submission: Energy Policy: Key Issues for Consultation
Submission from the Policy Officer to the second session of the DTI Internet based consultation on future energy policy (August 8, 2002)
Submission: Second session of the DTI Internet based consultation on future energy policy
Submission from the Policy Officer to the first session of the DTI Internet based consultation on future energy policy (August 6, 2002)
Submission: First session of the DTI Internet based consultation on future energy policy
Response from the Chief Executive to Claire Herdman of DEFRA regarding the consultation document, Managing Radioactive Waste Safely (March 12, 2002)
Response: Managing Radioactive Waste Safely
Response from the Director, Science to Mrs Nina Commeau of the European Commission regarding the EU Green Paper, Towards a European strategy for the security of energy supply (November 29, 2001)
Response: Towards a European strategy for the security of energy supply
Letter from the Director, Science to the Clerk of the House of Commons' Trade and Industry Committee, regarding the Committee's inquiry into energy security (October 31, 2001).
Letter: Energy security
Letter from the Director, Science in response to the House of Lords European Union Select Committee's request for evidence on the EU Green Paper, Towards a European strategy for the security of energy supply (September 18, 2001).
Letter: Towards a European strategy for the security of energy supply
Letter from the Director, Science to Mr Allan Brereton of the Performance and Innovation Unit, Cabinet Office, regarding the Review of UK Energy Policy (September 11, 2001)..
Letter: Review of UK Energy Policy
Report: Review of UK Energy Policy
Letter from the Chief Executive to Lord Sainsbury of Turville, regarding fusion as a source of 21st century electricity (May 2, 2001).
Letter: Fusion as a source of 21st century electricity
Letter from Director, Science to Mrs Loraine Dawson (Head, International Energy Unit) at the DTI regarding the EU Green Paper, Towards a European strategy for the security of energy supply (April 10, 2001).
Letter: EU Green Paper Towards a European strategy for the security of energy supply
Letters from the Chief Executive to Mr Philippe Busquin (European Research Commissioner), Professor Elly Plooij-van Gorsel MEP, Lord Sainsbury of Turville (Parliamentary Secretary, Science), and Ms Helen Liddell (Minister for Energy and Competitiveness in Europe) concerning Fusion - European Leadership for 21st century Electricity Supply (January 12, 2001).
Letter: Fusion - European Leadership for 21st century Electricity Supply
Renewables Obligation - response to the DTI's preliminary consultation document (4 December 2000).
Response: Renewables Obligation
Letter from the Department of Higher Education and Research to Sarah Wright of the Royal Society in response to the Royal Society's and the Royal Academy of Engineering's request for responses with regard to their joint study to examine the role of renewable energy policy (August 22, 2000).
Letter: Joint study to examine the role of renewable energy policy
New and renewable energy - response to the DTI departmental consultation document (1 June 1999).
Response: New and renewable energy
Climate change - response to the DETR consultation on UK Climate Change Programme (15 February 1999).
Response: UK Climate Change Programme
Energy and the environment - submission to the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution study (7 December 1998).
Submission: Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution Study
Management of Nuclear Waste - submission to the House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology sub-committee (4 February 1998).
Submission: Management of Nuclear Waste
DTI Nuclear Review - letter and report to the Department of Trade and Industry (3 October 1994).
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