The sky is the limit. Strategies for protecting the ozone layer

Book · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 UTC 1986

OSTI ID:7188958

Miller, A; Mintzer, I

This book concisely reviews scientists' current understanding of the risk of ozone modification. It describes techniques for reducing and eliminating emissions of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and addresses key policy issues facing the Unitd States and other nations. Stressing that alternatives to CFCs are available and that the cost of protecting the earth's ozone layer is modest, the authors emphasize that the major issue is marshalling the political will to act before costs rise.

• OSTI ID: 7188958
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CONTROL
EARTH ATMOSPHERE
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
ECONOMICS
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
LAYERS
MASS TRANSFER
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC FLUORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
OZONE LAYER
POLITICAL ASPECTS
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
POLLUTION CONTROL
REDUCTION