Ozone diplomacy
Subtitle: new directions in safeguarding the planet
By: Richard Elliot Benedick.
Contributors: World Wildlife Fund (U.S.); Georgetown University. Institute for the Study of Diplomacy.
Edition: Enl. ed.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 449
Subjects: Ozone layer depletion -- Law and legislation.; Air -- Pollution -- Law and legislation.; Air quality management -- International cooperation.
Description: The Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer, adopted in 1987 and revised in 1990, saved life on Earth from possible destruction - the first time that the international community faced such a global threat. Ambassador Richard Benedick, who was the chief U.S. negotiator of this treaty, combines science, politics, economics, and diplomacy in a fascinating and definitive account of the origins and realization of this precedent-setting international agreement.

Ozone Diplomacy provides a dramatic portrayal of the participants in this dynamic process - scientists, industrialists, and government officials - and offers useful models for international approaches to other emerging issues such as global warming. This intriguing story will be invaluable to all those concerned with the environment, international law, and the practice of modern diplomacy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [434]-435) and index.
"Published in cooperation with World Wildlife Fund and Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, Georgetown University"--P. [i].