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Non-Governmental Organizations' Efforts to Protect Stratospheric Ozone

Tarras-Wahlberg, Hampus LU (2014) STVK02 20141
Department of Political Science
Abstract
In 1987, the international community adopted the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer – subsequently labelled as one of the most successful environmental treaties of our time. In 1992, Peter Haas emerged with a study on epistemic communities and their efforts to protect stratospheric ozone. According to Haas’ research, epistemic community members – consisting of United States government officials and atmospheric scientists from the international community – affected the U.S. national stance for rulings on ozone depleting CFC substances, eventually leading to the adoption of stringent regulations through the Montreal Protocol.
However, in this essay it is argued that Haas’ work offers only a limited explanation of... (More)
In 1987, the international community adopted the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer – subsequently labelled as one of the most successful environmental treaties of our time. In 1992, Peter Haas emerged with a study on epistemic communities and their efforts to protect stratospheric ozone. According to Haas’ research, epistemic community members – consisting of United States government officials and atmospheric scientists from the international community – affected the U.S. national stance for rulings on ozone depleting CFC substances, eventually leading to the adoption of stringent regulations through the Montreal Protocol.
However, in this essay it is argued that Haas’ work offers only a limited explanation of the processes that led to the formation of the Montreal Protocol and its subsequent ratifications due to the fact that activities of non-governmental organizations have not been sufficiently well acknowledged. It is argued that NGOs played a vital role in the process by: (1) partaking in governmental lobbying, (2) raising public awareness of ozone depletion, (3) endorsing the usage of environmentally friendly alternatives to CFC substances, and (4) affecting the outcome of the Second Meeting of the Parties in London 1990, when the weak stipulations of the first rendition of the Montreal Protocol were considerably strengthened. (Less)
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author
Tarras-Wahlberg, Hampus LU
supervisor
organization
course
STVK02 20141
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
The Montreal Protocol, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), epistemic communities, ozone layer, Peter Haas
language
English
id
4448289
date added to LUP
2014-07-07 14:47:36
date last changed
2014-07-07 14:47:36
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  abstract     = {{In 1987, the international community adopted the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer – subsequently labelled as one of the most successful environmental treaties of our time. In 1992, Peter Haas emerged with a study on epistemic communities and their efforts to protect stratospheric ozone. According to Haas’ research, epistemic community members – consisting of United States government officials and atmospheric scientists from the international community – affected the U.S. national stance for rulings on ozone depleting CFC substances, eventually leading to the adoption of stringent regulations through the Montreal Protocol.
 However, in this essay it is argued that Haas’ work offers only a limited explanation of the processes that led to the formation of the Montreal Protocol and its subsequent ratifications due to the fact that activities of non-governmental organizations have not been sufficiently well acknowledged. It is argued that NGOs played a vital role in the process by: (1) partaking in governmental lobbying, (2) raising public awareness of ozone depletion, (3) endorsing the usage of environmentally friendly alternatives to CFC substances, and (4) affecting the outcome of the Second Meeting of the Parties in London 1990, when the weak stipulations of the first rendition of the Montreal Protocol were considerably strengthened.}},
  author       = {{Tarras-Wahlberg, Hampus}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Non-Governmental Organizations' Efforts to Protect Stratospheric Ozone}},
  year         = {{2014}},
}