Approved work: Carbon offsetting and carbon payback
This POSTnote will summarise the challenges that have emerged around setting standards for international offsetting and what monitoring is needed to ensure effective mitigation.
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Global warming (184 KB , PDF)
The World Conference on Environment and Development (June 1992) will decide on a global climate convention; the outcome will depend on nations’ assessment of the current science and its remaining uncertainties. The UK is active not only in original scientific research but also in the assessment of current knowledge by the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
This POSTnote examines recent scientific findings and how they may influence policies on global warming.
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Global warming (184 KB , PDF)
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Approved work: Freshwater, floodplain and wetland restoration.
This POSTnote will summarise the evidence base for restoration measures for different freshwater habitat types (complimenting the recent POSTnote and POSTbrief on habitat restoration) and the outcomes for biodiversity and ecosystem service benefits such as natural flood management and water quality.
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Approved work: The impacts and costs of synthetic fertilisers
This POSTnote will summarise the challenges and opportunities for the different approaches for reducing the use of synthetic fertilisers.
