Safeguarding the Ozone Layer and the Global Climate System: Special Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Hardcover]

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (Editor)

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Publication Date: October 24, 2005 | ISBN-10: 0521863368 | ISBN-13: 978-0521863360

Scientific evidence linking chlorofluorocarbons and other ozone-depleting substances to global ozone depletion led to the initial control of chemicals under the 1987 Montreal Protocol. Since then it has been realized that some actions taken to reduce future depletion of the ozone layer could also influence global warming. When the Kyoto Protocol was negotiated in 1997, countries had new incentives to take account of how choices among substitutes could affect the objectives of both Protocols. This report provides the scientific context required for consideration of these choices; potential methodologies for assessing options; and technical issues relating to greenhouse gas emission reduction opportunities for each of the sectors involved, including refrigeration, air conditioning, foams, aerosols, fire protection and solvents. This IPCC/TEAP Special Report provides invaluable information for researchers in environmental science, climatology, and atmospheric chemistry, policy-makers in governments and environmental organizations, and scientists and engineers in industry.

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This IPCC/TEAP Special Report provides information relevant to decision-making in regard to safeguarding the ozone layer and the global climate system. It will be invaluable for researchers, policy-makers and engineers in academia, government, environmental organizations, and industry.

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• Hardcover: 486 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (October 24, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521863368
• ISBN-13: 978-0521863360
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.6 x 1 inches
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"Safeguarding the Ozone Layer and the Global Climate System - Issues Related to Hydrofluorocarbons and Perfluorocarbons" is an excellent resource for climate change professionals on ozone-depleting substances (ODS) and their impact on global warming. Although the 1987 Montreal Protocol banned the production of ODS (over a long timeline), it assumed that any existing ODS would simply be emitted into the atmosphere. It turns out that most of the ODS also have a very high global warming potential (GWP), and there are many benefits to climate change mitigation if these high-GWP greenhouse gases can be prevented from entering the atmosphere.

Chapters include refrigeration, residential and commercial air conditioning and heating, mobile air conditioning (A/C in vehicles), insulation foam, medical aerosols, fire protection, solvents, and more.

A very technical reference book written in the IPCC style. Not to be confused with popular reading on global warming. This book has become very handy in the climate change mitigation work I do for the government.