Still only one Earth : progress in the 40 years since the first UN Conference on the Environment / editors, R. E. Hester and R. M. Harrison.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hester, R. E. (Ronald E.), editor.

Harrison, Roy M., 1948- editor.

Royal Society of Chemistry (Great Britain)

Series:

Issues in environmental science and technology ; 40.

Issues in Environmental Science and Technology, 1350-7583 ; 40

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental sciences.

Environmental policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (304 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, England : Royal Society of Chemistry, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<P>Discussing the key environmental issues affecting the Earth today, this book brings policy makers and environmental scientists up to date with current opinions and attitudes.</P>

Contents:

Cover; Preface; Contents; Editors; List of Contributors; Global Atmosphere - The Antarctic Ozone Hole; 1 Introduction; 2 Observations of Antarctic Ozone; 3 Causes of Antarctic Ozone Depletion; 3.1 Dynamical Preconditioning; 3.2 Polar Stratospheric Clouds; 3.3 Catalytic Ozone Loss Cycles; 3.4 Modelling of Polar Ozone Depletion; 4 Ozone Depletion at Other Latitudes; 4.1 Arctic; 4.2 Mid-latitudes; 4.3 Tropics; 5 Regulation and Control: The Montreal Protocol; 5.1 Chlorine and Bromine Source Gases; 5.2 The Montreal Protocol; 5.3 Reasons for Success of the Montreal Protocol

5.4 Climate Benefit of the Montreal Protocol6 Outlook; 6.1 Very Short-lived Species; 6.2 Recovery of the Ozone Layer; 6.3 Impact of Ozone Depletion on Surface Climate; 7 Summary; References; Global Atmosphere - Greenhouse Gases; 1 The Greenhouse Effect; 1.1 What is the Greenhouse Effect?; 1.2 Radiative Forcing; 1.3 Uncertainty; 1.4 Greenhouse Gas Emissions; 1.5 Atmospheric CO2 Concentrations; 1.6 The Consequences of Climate Forcing; 2 The International Response to Climate Change; 2.1 The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; 2.2 Industrialised and Developing Countries

2.3 The Kyoto Protocol2.4 Post-Kyoto Protocol; 2.5 Unilateral and Bilateral Initiatives; 2.6 Mobilizing Climate Finance; 3 GHG Emissions Data: Measurement, Reporting and Verification; 3.1 Role of Emissions Inventories; 3.2 Policy and Inventories; 3.3 Sub-national and City Inventories; 3.4 Inventory Verification; 4 Science and Policy Challenges; 4.1 Benchmarks; 4.2 Growth; 4.3 Short-lived Climate Forcing Agents; 4.4 Credibility; 4.5 Political Economy; 4.6 Outsourcing Emissions; 5 The Energy Sector and Technology; 5.1 Technology Types; 5.2 Market Potential and Challenges

6 What does the Future Hold?6.1 GHG Emissions; 6.2 The Global Environment; 6.3 Overcoming the Barriers to Effective Action; References; Trends in Local Air Quality 1970-2014; 1 Introduction; 2 The United Kingdom; 2.1 Trends in Emissions in 1970; 2.2 Ambient Air Monitoring; 2.3 Trends in Airborne Concentrations from 1970; 3 The United States of America; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Trends in Emission; 3.3 Trends in Airborne Concentrations; 3.4 Conclusions; 4 Less Developed Countries: China as a Case Study; 4.1 Trends in Emissions since 1970; 4.2 Ambient Air Monitoring - Development of the Networks

4.3 Trends in Airborne Concentrations4.4 Commentary upon Differences in Trends in Emissions and Air Quality; Acknowledgments; References; Mercury and Lead; 1 Introduction; 2 The Anthropogenic Insult; 3 The Global Biogeochemical Cycles of Mercury and Lead; 3.1 Mercury Cycling in Aquatic Systems; 3.2 Lead in the Biosphere; 4 Policy Response and Impact; 4.1 Lead; 4.2 Mercury; 5 Trends in the Future; References; Persistent Organic Pollutants; 1 Introduction; 2 The Stockholm Convention on POPs; 3 POPs Criteria; 4 Sources and Applications of POPs; 4.1 Pesticide POPs; 4.2 Byproduct POPs

4.3 Industrial Chemicals

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781782622178

1782622179