From stratospheric ozone to climate change: Historical perspective on precaution and scientific responsibility

Science and Engineering Ethics

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 596-606

  Mégie, Gérard ^a,b   McGinn, Robert ^c  

^a INSTITUT PIERRE SIMON LAPLACE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CFCs; Cost benefit analysis; Historical case study; Impact of human activities; Montreal Protocol; Precautionary Principle; Precautionary scenario; Regulation; Scientific uncertainties; Stratospheric ozone

Indexed keywords

CHLOROFLUOROCARBON; OZONE;

AIR POLLUTANT; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ETHICS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HISTORY; HUMAN; POLICY; SCIENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNCERTAINTY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; OZONE; PUBLIC POLICY; SCIENCE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 33845261181     PISSN: 13533452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-006-0060-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (3)

1. Molina, M. J. and Rowland, F. S. (1974) "Stratospheric Sink for Chlorofluoromethanes: Chlorine Atom-Catalysed Destruction of Ozone," Nature, 249, 810-812, 28 June 1974.
2. Commission of the European Communities (2000) "Communication from the Commission on the Precautionary Principle," February 2, 2000, p. 11.
3. Ha-Duong, M., Mégie, G., and Hauglustaine, D. (2003) "A Pro-Active Stratospheric Ozone Protection Scenario," Global Environmental Change-Human and Policy Dimensions, 13(1): 43-49.