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.
Documents to download
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Carbon dioxide targets (237 KB , PDF)
Following the ‘Earth Summit’ last year, the UK agreed to limit emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) to their 1990 levels by the year 2000, due to concerns over the possibility of global warming. The Government is now developing plans to meet this target.
This POSTnote looks at current and future trends in UK CO2 emissions and how the commitment for 2000 might be met.
Documents to download
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Carbon dioxide targets (237 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.
