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9. Environmental Sciences

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

902 – Ecological applications

903 – Environmental biotechnology

904 – Environmental management

905 – Pollution and contamination

906 – Soil sciences

907 – Other environmental sciences

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901 – Climate change impacts and adaptation

This sub-group covers climate change impacts and adaptation.

Departments

Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

Case study – Mariana Ghosh, OPSS.

Ministry of Justice (MOJ)

Case study – Kia Trainor, Head of Sustainable Operations.

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

HSE

Case study – Sofia Sangiorgi, Regulatory scientist and ecotoxicology specialist.

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)