Pollution prevention and its role in sustainable economic development
The recent United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) was the largest gathering of governments and heads of states to date. This paper describes the preparatory process for this meeting as well as the recommendations of UNCED. This Conference was essentially about changing behavior -- specifically economic behavior. The implications of sustainable development was among the subjects explored during the 9th World Clean Air Congress in Montreal in September 1992. At a plenary session on the topic, Professor de Lemos, President of Brazil's UNEP Institute, reported on the 1992 UNCED Conference and what it revealed about the impact of business, poverty, and population on the goals of sustainable development. His remarks are included in the article. 8 refs.
- OSTI ID:
- 6438291
- Journal Information:
- Air and Waste; (United States), Journal Name: Air and Waste; (United States) Vol. 42:12; ISSN AIWAE2
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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290201 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Economics-- (1992-)
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Health
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COOPERATION
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
HISTORICAL ASPECTS
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
RECOMMENDATIONS
UNITED NATIONS