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Carbon offsetting
This POSTnote summarises the challenges affecting the integrity of carbon credits traded on voluntary carbon markets and outlines options for addressing these.
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Use of artificial intelligence in education delivery and assessment
This POSTnote considers how artificial intelligence (AI) technologies can be used by educators and learners in schools, colleges and universities.
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Green skills for education and employment
This briefing outlines what green skills are, why they are important for net zero, challenges and opportunities for skills development and related policy issues.
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The future of fertiliser use
This POSTnote summarises environmental and economic concerns arising from fertiliser use and the mitigation opportunities via diversification and innovation.
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Freshwater habitat restoration
This briefing outlines the evidence relating to the restoration of freshwater habitats in the UK and the key challenges to delivering this.
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Policy implications of artificial intelligence (AI)
This POSTnote provides an overview of the potential policy issues that AI raises. These include economic and societal benefits, and risks, such as relating to privacy, intellectual property and disinformation. It also outlines the current regulatory landscape and potential future regulations.
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Prison population growth: drivers, implications and policy considerations
This POSTbrief examines the drivers and implications of prison population growth in England and Wales, as well as future policy considerations.
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Artificial Intelligence: An explainer
This briefing is an explainer on Artificial Intelligence. It describes key definitions, how AI can be used, how it works, concerns, and perceptions of AI.
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Men’s health
A briefing on men’s physical and mental health and the disparities in health outcomes between men and women. It describes key drivers for these outcomes and policy approaches to improve men’s health.
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Hormone Treatments for Children and Young People with Gender Dysphoria
A POSTnote describing hormone treatments that may be used to treat gender dysphoria in children and young people. It summarises the evidence on their safety and effectiveness, and highlights stakeholder perspectives.
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Future of Horticulture
This POSTnote summarises the multiple challenges facing the horticulture sector, the role of innovations in addressing these and the barriers to their adoption.
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POSTnote
What is a just transition for environmental targets?
This POSTnote considers transitions to meet environmental targets and how their costs and benefits for different members of society can be distributed fairly.
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Online Advertising Technology and Competition
A POSTnote looking at online advertising technologies, competition challenges, and potential technological approaches to address these issues.
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Indoor Air Quality
This briefing outlines the current knowledge about indoor air pollutants and their impacts on health. The briefing highlights current research to address knowledge gaps, outlines relevant legislation and guidance, alongside stakeholder perspectives on the challenges and opportunities to improve indoor air quality.
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Rapid response
Psychedelic drugs to treat depression
Researchers are exploring the science of psychedelic drugs as a potential treatment for depression. How effective could they be, and what are the regulatory and legal challenges in their use?
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