Dependable information from the Chemical Enquiries Help Desk in 48 hours.  Each month library staff look at one of the many enquiries received and highlight selected resources, including the Virtual Library, that provide relevant answers.  

The enquiry this month 

• We need information on the measures and policy for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions         

Members can carry out high quality research in the Virtual Library completely FREE of charge to members simply by logging in with their membership number and password. 

The RSC Virtual Library is an excellent place to start your background research with premium e-book resources to take you from the basics to properties, the environment and health and safety.  

In Knovel full text e-books: 

Pollution: Causes, Effects and Control 
Chapter 16 Clean Technology and Industrial Ecology with sections including: Clean technology and Sustainable Development

Understanding Our Environment - An Introduction to Environmental Chemistry and Pollution Control
Chapter 9 Managing Environmental Quality with sections including: Objectives, Standards Limits; Legislation to Control and Prevent Pollution

Sustainability and Environmental Impact of Renewable Energy Sources
Chapter 5 Emissions Trading Schemes: Are They a 'Licence to Pollute'? with sections including: Practical Experience of Emissions Trading schemes

From the new Environment Complete bibliographic database linked to 500,000 selected full text environment focussed articles from 400 journals via the EBSCO platform:

State and Regional Carbon Reduction Markets in the United States: Key Developments and Links with Global Carbon Reduction Markets. By: Gracer, Jeffrey B.; Macdonald, Margaret. Environmental Claims Journal, Oct-Dec2007, Vol. 19 Issue 4, p286-294, 9p

THE REGIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS INITIATIVE. (cover story) By: Bogdonoff, Sondra; Rubin, Jonathan. Environment, Mar2007, Vol. 49 Issue 2, p8-16, 9p, 4 illustrations

Political Measures for Strategic Environmental Policy with External Effects. By: Ohyama, Atsuyuki; Tsujimura, Motoh. Environmental & Resource Economics, Oct2006, Vol. 35 Issue 2, p109-135, 27p, 3 charts, 14 graphs; 

As part of the services of the Chemical Enquiries Help Desk we can supplement the information above with references retrieved from Chemical Abstracts, Scopus, and Web of Science.