Environmental policy and protocols

A powerfully researched and important look at the ravages of nuclear waste remediation.

In China, the weather has changed.

Virginia was one of the first major gold-producing states in the U.

This edited volume collates over a decade of Greg William Misiaszek's work on ecopedagogy, with a new focus on insights and possibilities for global citizenship education (GCE) scholarship.

Most of the offshore oil and gas industry in the Gulf of Mexico has shown considerable improvement in systemic risk management, which is now approaching a middle stage of maturity across most risk elements.

The COVID-19 pandemic and overlapping global crises, including geopolitical conflict and climate change, have made achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) more challenging.

Carbon pricing is one of the key policy instruments available to help countries reach the goals of the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

From daily commutes to cross-country road trips, millions of light-duty vehicles are on the road every day.

As of 2021, atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have reached historically unprecedented levels, higher than at any time in the past 800,000 years.

Cyrill Herman, Klimaaktivist:in, fragt sich im Buch What do we want?

Radioactive Sources: Applications and Alternative Technologies assesses the status of medical, research, sterilization, and other commercial applications of radioactive sources and alternative (nonradioisotopic) technologies in the United States and internationally.

Carbon pricing is one of the key policy instruments available to help countries reach the goals of the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

This third edition of Food Policy in the United States offers a timely update to the leading textbook dedicated to all aspects of food policy in the United States.

Over the past century, the Everglades has been dramatically altered by drainage and water management infrastructure intended to improve flood management, urban water supply, and agricultural production.

Climate Crisis Economics: A Race of Tipping Points draws on economics, political economy, scientific literature, and data to gauge the extent to which our various communities - political, economic, and business - are making the essential leap to a new narrative and policy approach that will accelerate us towards the necessary transition to a decarbonised economy and sustainable future.

This book provides an original and groundbreaking account of the applicability and key contributions of international law to small-scale fisheries, a fisheries subsector that has been historically overlooked by governments and international legal scholarship.

Trichloroethylene (TCE) is a solvent that is used as a degreasing agent, a chemical intermediate in refrigerant manufacture, and a component of spot removers and adhesives.

Whether the result of an oil well blowout, vessel collision or grounding, leaking pipeline, or other incident at sea, each marine oil spill will present unique circumstances and challenges.

This book presents contemporary trends and challenges in agricultural land use, drawing on an array of global case studies.

This edited volume takes a comprehensive look at solid waste management across jurisdictions in Canada, including provinces, territories, municipalities, and Indigenous communities.

This book draws on the relationship between culture and the environment and its connection with health and well-being.

Climate change is a pressing problem.

The predominant way of making steel in the United Sates is by using an electric arc furnace (EAF) to melt scrap steel, which results in the formation of a rock-like material called slag.

Formaldehyde is widely present in the environment and is one of the highest production chemicals by volume, used in manufactured goods including wood products, permanent press fabrics, and household products.

In the 1970s, flame retardants began to be added to synthetic materials to meet strict flammability standards.

Oil and natural gas represent more than 50 percent of the worldwide energy supply, with high energy demand driven by population growth and improving standards of living.

'Everyone should read this book' - George Monbiot'A compelling read for anyone who cares about all lives on our planet' - Tanya Steele CBE, CEO of WWF UKIn this extraordinary and hopeful book, leading environmentalist Tony Juniper CBE identifies the real problem at the heart of the climate and nature crises.

Fisheries are essential to the global economy and feed billions around the world; they, support individuals and communities, and sustain cultural heritages and livelihoods.

Radiation exposure at low doses (below 100 milligray) or low-dose rates (less than 5 milligray per hour) occurs in a wide range of medical, industrial, military, and commercial settings.

This book presents contemporary trends and challenges in agricultural land use, drawing on an array of global case studies.

Die mächtigen Gegner einer lebenswerten ZukunftDeutschland ist abhängig vom Öl und Gas autoritärer Regime – sonst blieben viele Heizungen im Winter kalt, Autos ständen still und so manches Produkt wäre nicht verfügbar.

The management of natural resources plays a vital role in the socio-economic development of all countries.

'Everyone should read this book' - George Monbiot'A compelling read for anyone who cares about all lives on our planet' - Tanya Steele CBE, CEO of WWF UKIn this extraordinary and hopeful book, leading environmentalist Tony Juniper CBE identifies the real problem at the heart of the climate and nature crises.

Human health risk assessments provide the basis for public health decision-making and chemical regulation in the United States.

This handbook brings together a collection of seminal research on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and investigates the effectiveness of the 17 goals for achieving transformative change toward sustainable development.

Transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, with petroleum accounting for 90 percent of transportation fuels.

This book proposes a conceptualisation of Multilateral Environmental Agreements as a form of International Organisations, exploring the ways in which they have expanded over time by discussing the nuances of authority in global governance.