Environmental sciences play a pivotal role in understanding and addressing the complex interactions between humanity and the natural world. In this section, we explore government skill sets such as climate change adaption, environmental management, and pollution and contamination.
901 – Climate change impacts and adaptation
This sub-group covers climate change impacts and adaptation.
Departments
Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
Ministry of Justice (MOJ)
Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Department for Education (DFE)
– Department for Transport (DFT)
– Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)
– Office of the Chief Scientific Adviser (OCSA)
– UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
902 – Ecological applications
This sub-group covers applications of ecology.
Departments
Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Ministry of Justice (MOJ)
903 – Environmental biotechnology
This sub-group covers environmental biotechnology.
Departments
Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Home Office (HO)
– Intellectual Property Office (IPO)
904 – Environmental management
This sub-group covers environmental management.
Departments
Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
– Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)
– Ministry of Justice (MOJ)
905 – Pollution and contamination
This sub-group covers pollution and contamination.
Departments
Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
– Department for Transport (DFT)
– Home Office (HO)
– Intellectual Property Office (IPO)
– Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)
– UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
906 – Soil sciences
This sub-group covers soil sciences.
Departments
Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
907 – Other environmental sciences
This sub-group covers other environmental sciences not elsewhere classified.
Departments
Case studies to follow for these departments/agencies:
– Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
– Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)
– UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)