Acid Rain
Acid rain is a rain or any other form of precipitation that is unusually acidic, meaning that it has elevated levels of hydrogen ions (low pH). It can have harmful effects on plants, aquatic animals, and infrastructure. Acid rain is caused by emissions of sulphur dioxide dioxide and nitrogen oxide, which react with the water molecules in the atmosphere to produce acids. Some governments have made efforts since the 1970s to reduce the release of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide into the atmosphere with positive results. Nitrogen oxides can also be produced naturally by lightning strikes, and sulphur dioxide is …
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UN: The United Nations · 15 July 2024 English
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Protocol, which covers major greenhouse gases, acid rain pollutants, ozone-depleting substances, heavy … which often include major greenhouse gases, acid rain pollutants, ozone-depleting substances, heavy …
NBER: National Bureau of Economic Research · 21 June 2024 English
The governance and transaction cost insights of Oliver Williamson (1975, 1985, 1996, 2010) and Ronald Coase (1937, 1992) have framed antitrust polices and firm management strategies. Transaction cost economics explain …
significant air quality deterioration; reduce acid rain; phaseout of pollutants depleting stratospheric … Act was the cap-and-trade system for national acid rain control under the 1990 amendments.42 These were …
IMF: International Monetary Fund · 18 June 2024 English
The Netherlands is exposed to both physical and transition risks from climate change. Due to unique geographic factors, about 60 percent of the land surface in the Netherlands is vulnerable …
contribute to significant problems to nature, such as acid rain, soil degradation, contamination of groundwater …
EU: European Union · 18 June 2024 English
We examine the extent to which environmental regulation affects innovation and which policy types provide the strongest incentives to innovate. Using a local projection framework, we estimate the regulatory impact …
to environmental regulation. For instance, the Acid Rain program in the US, which regulates sulphur emissions …
EU: European Union · 23 May 2024 English
Air pollution is the single most significant environmental health risk in the European Union, causing chronic disease and premature mortality. Some 300 000 premature deaths are caused by fine particulate …
refineries. SO2 contributes to the formation of acid rain. • Nitrogen Oxides (NOx): Generated during combustion … and industrial plants. NOx contributes to smog, acid rain, and ground-level ozone formation. • Volatile …
EPRS: European Parliamentary Research Service · 22 May 2024 English
Air pollution is the single most significant environmental health risk in the European Union, causing chronic disease and premature mortality. Some 300 000 premature deaths are caused by fine particulate …
refineries. SO2 contributes to the formation of acid rain. • Nitrogen Oxides (NOx): Generated during combustion … and industrial plants. NOx contributes to smog, acid rain, and ground-level ozone formation. • Volatile …
InterAcademy Partnership · 12 May 2024 English
Many publications include a list of all the materials that were used, as well as where the ingredients were purchased, how they were prepared, and even what lot numbers appear …
uncertain that smoking caused cancer, cast doubt that acid rain was caused by power plant emissions, and (until …
NBER: National Bureau of Economic Research · 3 May 2024 English
The Green Paradox posits that fossil fuel markets respond to changing expectations about climate legislation, which limits future consumption, by shifting consumption to the present through lower present-day prices. We …
der Werf (2014) show that the passage of the acid rain program decreased the price of high-sulphur coal …
ASLCG: Australian Security Leaders Climate Group · 2 May 2024 English
ASLCG was formed in 2021 by a group of senior former military and intelligence leaders concerned that the security implications of climate change were not understood or addressed by governments. …
a byproduct of burning fossils fuels, cause acid rain, and have a strong but short-term cooling effect …
PPI: Progressive Policy Institute · 30 April 2024 English
I applaud the agency for thinking systemically about the way trade and investment policy mesh with logistics and production choices, and the way both public and private-sector decisions might affect …
examples, the EPA argues that compliance with the acid rain reduction features of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments …