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The Montreal Protocol and the Green Economy: assessing the contributions and co-benefits of a Multilateral Environmental Agreement.

Author(s) : ONU Environnement (ex-PNUE)

Type of monograph: Book

Summary

Jointly developed by the UNEP DTIE OzonAction and Economics and Trade Branches, this report is intended as a case study contribution to UNEP’s Green Economy Initiative with its findings informing the question of how different multilateral environmental agreement contribute to a "Green Economy". It addresses how and to what degree national, regional and international actions taken under the Montreal Protocol have also contributed to the restructuring of national economies and the global one towards a “Green Economy”. It explores how the Montreal Protocol has contributed to the stimulation of more efficient production processes, driving innovation, industrial restructuring, job creation, trade, health and ecosystem benefits, and climate change mitigation.

Details

Original title: The Montreal Protocol and the Green Economy: assessing the contributions and co-benefits of a Multilateral Environmental Agreement.
Record ID : 30007123
Languages: English
Subject: Regulation, Environment, General information, HFCs alternatives
Publication: Unep (united nations environment programme), dtie (division of technology, industry and economics), ozonaction branch - France/France
Publication date: 2012
ISBN: 9789280732009

Indexing

Themes: CFCs;
HCFCs;
General information on environment (climate change, ozone depletion…);
Regulations and standardization (Montreal and Kyoto Protocols…);
Refrigerants, secondary refrigerants: regulations and standards
Keywords: Regulations; HCFC; Economy; CFC; Substitute; World; HFC; Case study; Environment; Refrigerant; Climate