Climate change, ozone depletion and air pollution [[electronic resource] ] : legal commentaries within the context of science and policy / / Alexander Gillespie

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910778696803321
• Autore: Gillespie Alexander
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Leiden ; ; Boston, : M. Nijhoff, c2006
• ISBN: 1-282-39637-4; 9786612396373; 90-474-1788-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (429 p.)
• Collana: Nijhoff eBook titles 2006
• Disciplina: 344.046
• Soggetti: Air - Pollution - Law and legislation; Atmospheric ozone - Reduction - Law and legislation; Ozone layer depletion - Law and legislation; Ozone layer - Law and legislation; Ozone-depleting substances - Law and legislation
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminary Materials / A. Gillespie -- I. Basics / A. Gillespie -- II. The Constituents Of The Problems / A. Gillespie -- III. Natural And Anthropogenic Influences / A. Gillespie -- IV. The Calculation Of Pollutants / A. Gillespie -- V. Impacts / A. Gillespie -- VI. Ecological Safety Limits / A. Gillespie -- VII. Scientific Investigation / A. Gillespie -- VIII. The Precautionary Principle / A. Gillespie -- IX. Restrictions In Pollutants / A. Gillespie -- X. Compliance / A. Gillespie -- XI. Evolving Legal Instruments / A. Gillespie -- XII. Financing The Regimes / A. Gillespie -- XIII. Country Groupings And Classifications / A. Gillespie -- XIV. Non-Governmental Organizations / A. Gillespie -- XV. Funding Assistance / A. Gillespie -- XVI. Technology Transfer / A. Gillespie -- XVII. Flexibility Mechanisms / A. Gillespie -- XVIII. Trade Related Issues / A. Gillespie -- XIX. Technological Efficiency And Change / A. Gillespie -- XX. The Limits Of Efficiencies And Change With Technological Options / A. Gillespie -- XXI. Sinks / A. Gillespie -- Index / A. Gillespie -- Decisions’ Index / A. Gillespie.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book offers a principal collection of all of the material necessary to understand the legal debates on climate change, ozone depletion and air pollution within their scientific and policy contexts. The mountain of information coming out of the respective regimes on climate change, ozone depletion and air pollution is monumental. This work attempts to assemble all of the important documents and resolutions generated by the various regimes, analyze them and provide enough background information to understand the issue and its context. The book provides guidance to those actively involved or interested in the negotiations to come to better regimes for climate change, ozone depletion and air pollution.