Cover -- PROTECTING CLEAN AIR: PREVENTING POLLUTION -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 2 AIR CONTAMINANTS AND THEIR SOURCES -- 2.1 NATURAL AIR CONTAMINATION SOURCES -- 2.2 THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION - ITS ENERGY NEEDS AND PRODUCTS -- 2.2.1 THE PROCESS OF BURNING...

This paper aims to examine the relationship between growth and pollution, especially in developing countries that struggle with adverse effects caused by the climate crisis. By using the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) framework, the effect of GDP on four air pollutants was investigated with a...

Import regulations are globally the most prevalent form of intervention in international trade. The regulations should, under rules of the WTO, protect consumers and the environment but can be used to protect producers. We investigate the ambiguity of intent. We set out a model that when applied...