Thanks for taking time to share your review, Brian. The website seems to be  
loaded with information. It is a daunting task to try and keep informed on  
all that is happening. I sense that information overload can create an  
atmosphere of both confusion and hopelessness. 
 
The "12 lessons" chapter sounds interesting/challenging. The  differences 
between controlling CFCs and CO2 seem rather large to me. Also, in  my 
experience, courage of the sort that is being called for, is not something  that seems 
to be in great abundance among the elected few that rule the various  roosts 
around the globe.    
 
That aside, thanks again for bringing to the forum's attention. It is  
appreciated   
 
Best regards, 
Joe 

 
 
In a message dated 11/1/2007 2:58:42 AM Pacific Daylight Time,  
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I've  submitted the following review to 3 journals in our industry:

Book  review

Title: Technology Transfer for the Ozone Layer – Lessons for  Climate Change
Authors/editors: Stephen O. Andersen, K. Madhava Sarma and  Kristen N. 
Taddonio
Publishers: Earthscan, London,  www.earthscan.co.uk
ISBN: 978-1-84407-473-0
Pages: 418 + xxvii; chapters  14 + 7 appendices; figures 23 ; tables 15 ; 
hardback.

As far as I  am aware, this book is unique. On the front cover, there is 
a quotation  from Nobel Prize laureate, Mario Molina, “This book is the 
story of why we  can all be optimistic about the future if we are willing 
to be brave and  dedicated world citizens." Professor Molina discovered 
the relationship  between CFCs and the ozone layer.  In fact, the 
subtitle says it all;  it recounts how the experience gained in handling 
ozone-depletion can be  applied to mitigating the effects of climate change.

How does this  work? The Montreal Protocol has undoubtedly been the most 
successful of  all international measures concerning the environment. The 
achievement has  been won through the five stages of technology transfer, 
assessment,  agreement, implementation, evaluation and adjustment, and 
replication. The  adoption of clean technology involved the attitude to 
environmental and  economic risks, the social pressures of community, 
market and regulations,  and behavioural control of technological and 
organisational capabilities.  Similar thinking can be applied to other 
problems, notably climate  change.

The first five chapters describe the mechanisms of technology  transfer, 
the background of ozone and climate agreements and how the  technology 
was changed in developed countries. From chapter 6 onwards,  there is a 
detailed account of how the technology was transferred in each  of the 
major sectors using ozone-depleting substances: foams,  refrigeration, 
air-conditioning, aerosol products, fire protection,  solvents, and pest 
control. Chapter 12 describes the barriers to  technology transfer faced 
by developing countries and this is followed by  a chapter on awareness 
and capacity building. All these chapters are  illustrated by detailed 
case studies of practical examples from the  Montreal Protocol mechanisms.

Chapter 14 is the all-important one  giving 12 lessons on how the 
information gained in the phase-out of  ozone-depleting substances may be 
applied to reducing the emissions of  greenhouse gases within the 
framework of the Kyoto Protocol and other  legislation. The first lesson 
is entitled “Act now", and how important  this is! Of course, this is 
what Professor Molina implies by being willing  to be brave and dedicated 
world citizens. We know that many nations are  falling behind in their 
commitments to the Kyoto Protocol and it will  require courage for these 
and other countries to make the dent that is  necessary in the quantities 
of greenhouse gases that are emitted.

A  number of appendices provide additional background information 
including  some project completion reports.

Of course, this Journal is associated  with the electronics industry; a 
large part of chapter 10, on the  technology transfer to phase out ODSs 
in solvents, describes various  aspects of our role in this. There are 
many pages recounting the  alternatives to ozone-depleting solvents in 
the electronics industry (plus  several more for other industries) and 
there are more pages describing the  technology choices made in 
developing countries with some examples, both  successful and less so. 
Some emphasis is made on the difficulties that  small and medium 
enterprises encountered in both developed and developing  countries. 
Overall, the electronics industry solvents sector provides a  good 
picture leading to the lessons that can be learnt in technology  transfer 
to combat the problems that will be encountered in reducing  emissions of 
greenhouse gases, without touching on energy consumption by  our products.

Is this book worth the read? Personally, I would reply to  this question 
with an unqualified yes, simply because it gives a fresh  look at the 
problems involved in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, by  transferring 
technology from developed to developing countries. It is well  written 
and easy to read. The authors and other contributors are all  well-known 
experts in their respective fields, making the work very  authoritative.


 



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