{"id":58169,"date":"2020-09-09T19:50:11","date_gmt":"2020-09-09T19:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/?page_id=58169"},"modified":"2021-01-11T14:27:20","modified_gmt":"2021-01-11T14:27:20","slug":"science-briefing-papers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/about-bgs\/our-work\/science-briefing-papers\/","title":{"rendered":"Science briefing papers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<section class=\"hero-section hero-section-with-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Science briefing papers<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Government and policy<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap social-wrap-inline-them\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sea-background-f\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share this article<\/span><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/about-bgs\/our-work\/science-briefing-papers\/\"><span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span class=\"hidden\">Facebook<\/span><\/span><\/a><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Science%20briefing%20papers&#038;url=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/about-bgs\/our-work\/science-briefing-papers\/\"><span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span class=\"hidden\">Twitter<\/span><\/span><\/a><a   onclick=\"javascript:void( (function() {var e=document.createElement('script' );e.setAttribute('type','text\/javascript' );e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8' );e.setAttribute('src','\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());\"  href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><span class=\"icon-pinterest\"><span class=\"hidden\">Pinterest<\/span><\/span><\/a><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/wa.me?text=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/about-bgs\/our-work\/science-briefing-papers\/\"><span class=\"icon-whatsapp\"><span class=\"hidden\">WhatsApp<\/span><\/span><\/a><a   href=\"mailto:?subject=Science%20briefing%20papers&#038;body=BGS%20has%20corporate%20policy%20positions%20on%20a%20range%20of%20geoscience%20topics.%20The%20science%20briefing%20papers%20allow%20BGS%20scientists%20to%20reflect%20and%20communicate%20their%20science%20in%20a%20succinct%20way%20to%20other%20experts,%20policymakers%20and%20the%20public.%20(https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/about-bgs\/our-work\/science-briefing-papers\/)\"><span class=\"icon-mail\"><span class=\"hidden\">Email<\/span><\/span><\/a><a href=\"#\" data-copy=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/about-bgs\/our-work\/science-briefing-papers\/\" class=\"copy-url-on-click\"><span class=\"icon-link\"><span class=\"hidden\">Copy Link<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-bgs-blocks-content-container content-section\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<p>We have corporate policy positions on a range of geoscience topics. The science briefing papers allow BGS scientists to demonstrate and communicate their science in a succinct way to other experts, policymakers and the public.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\t\t<section id=\"in-this-section-383-block_5f59305607daf\" class=\"grid-section  litchen-background-d   \" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row header-of-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Downloads<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row grid-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\"><div class=\"cards  cards-find-more  cards-orizontal-md\">\n\t\t<a class=\"media-wrap\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/download\/science-briefing-note-deep-geothermal\/\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Geothermal_SBN-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur\" alt=\"Deep geothermal diagram\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Geothermal_SBN.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/download\/science-briefing-note-deep-geothermal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tDeep Impact: unlocking the potential of geothermal energy for affordable, low-carbon heating in the UK\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p><p>Deep geothermal energy exists in many parts of the UK. Where they coincide with towns and cities, geothermal resources can provide affordable and secure low-carbon heating to thousands of homes, offices and other buildings.<\/p>\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/download\/science-briefing-note-deep-geothermal\/\" >Download<\/a>\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"col-md-6\"><div class=\"cards  cards-find-more  cards-orizontal-md\">\n\t\t<a class=\"media-wrap\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/download\/science-briefing-paper-metals-and-decarbonisation\/\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/SBN_metals2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur\" alt=\"SBN_metals2\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/SBN_metals2.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/download\/science-briefing-paper-metals-and-decarbonisation\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMetals and decarbonisation: a geological perspective\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p><p>A summary of the current paradigm for global metal supply and demand, setting out some of the barriers and opportunities that this presents to the transition to a more sustainable, low-carbon economy.<\/p>\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/download\/science-briefing-paper-metals-and-decarbonisation\/\" >Download<\/a>\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"col-md-6\"><div class=\"cards  cards-find-more  cards-orizontal-md\">\n\t\t<a class=\"media-wrap\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/download\/science-briefing-paper-who-owns-geothermal-heat\/\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/SBN_geothermal-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur\" alt=\"SBN_geothermal\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/SBN_geothermal.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/download\/science-briefing-paper-who-owns-geothermal-heat\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWho owns geothermal heat?\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p><p>Geothermal heat is a natural resource that can benefit the nation at both national and local levels so it needs to be managed and regulated in a similar way to other natural resources such as oil, gas, coal and water. This requires a clear definition of the term \u2018geothermal energy\u2019 as well as a clear understanding of \u2018who owns heat\u2019 in the ground.<\/p>\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/download\/science-briefing-paper-who-owns-geothermal-heat\/\" >Download<\/a>\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"col-12\"><div class=\"cards  cards-find-more  cards-orizontal-md\">\n\t\t<a class=\"media-wrap\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/download\/reserve-judgement-focus-effort-on-decarbonisation-not-depletion\/\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/SBN_minerals-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur\" alt=\"SBN_minerals\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/SBN_minerals.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/download\/reserve-judgement-focus-effort-on-decarbonisation-not-depletion\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\tReserve judgement: focus effort on decarbonisation not depletion\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p><p>While it is true that the Earth is a finite system, there is no prospect of the physical exhaustion of minerals and metals in the foreseeable future. Questioning how much we have left in the Earth\u2019s crust is a serious diversion from the immediate challenge of rapidly approaching environmental limits associated with current methods used in the extraction and refining of minerals and metals.<\/p>\n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/download\/reserve-judgement-focus-effort-on-decarbonisation-not-depletion\/\" >Download<\/a>\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<section   id=\"latest-content-1790-block_5ebb00f30fa61\" class=\"grid-section  primary-background   \" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row header-of-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>You may also be interested in<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row grid-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-12\">\n\t<div class=\"cards cards-orizontal-sm  cards-find-more  cards-bordered\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/about-bgs\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/banner_about_thumb-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"banner_about_thumb\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/banner_about_thumb.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/about-bgs\/\">About BGS<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As the national geological survey, we are the UK\u2019s premier provider of objective and authoritative scientific data, information and knowledge to help society understand our Earth.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/about-bgs\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-12\">\n\t<div class=\"cards cards-orizontal-sm  cards-find-more  cards-bordered\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/about-bgs\/our-work\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/feature_career_p668814-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Geologist using field tablet\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/feature_career_p668814.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/about-bgs\/our-work\/\">Our work<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our vision is for a safer, more sustainable and prosperous planet and a future based on sound geoscientific solutions.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/about-bgs\/our-work\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BGS has corporate policy positions on a range of geoscience topics. 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