Environmental Affairs

Lesson 3: Linkages between the air (and other things) we breathe, housing and business

Readings, literature and sources

Human activities are causing climate change by releasing greenhouse gases that reinforce the greenhouse effect. A "4 step" graphic overview of the inter-relationships involved can be viewed at:

http://www.mykyoto.ca/whatisgh.asp

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-Karl-Henrik Robèrt; Jacqueline Aloisi de Larderel, George Basile; J. Leo Jansen; Ruediger Kuehr; Peter Price Thomas; Motoyuki Suzuki; Paul Hawken; Bio Schmidt-Bleek, Mathis Wackernagel,“Strategic sustainable development - selection, design and synergies of applied tools –“, Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol. 10 (3) (2002) pp. 197-214.

-UNEP - Cleaner Production Assessment http://www.uneptie.org/pc/pc/tools/clean...

-Study on NOx in Norrköping, Sweden http://www.indic-airviro.smhi.se/nkpg/AQ...

-CERES is a diverse network of organizations and interests united by their support of the CERES Principles and their commitment to greater corporate environmental responsibility. http://www.ceres.org/about/main.htm

-Keidanren Voluntary Action Plan on the Environment http://www.keidanren.or.jp/english/polic...