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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Clean coal technology (255 KB , PDF)
Due to the current review of the coal industry, the use of coal for electricity generation is under scrutiny. One factor which differentiates coal from gas and light oils is its relatively high emissions; this has spurred research to develop ‘clean coal’ technologies which offer increased efficiencies and reduced atmospheric pollution.
This POSTnote reviews clean coal technologies and their potential in the UK and overseas.
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Clean coal technology (255 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.
