Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- 4 Global Perspectives on Law and Governance of SLCPs -- 5 Case Studies on SLCP Mitigation -- Acknowledgements -- Bibliography -- Chapter 1 Scientific Overview on SLCPs: Characteristics, Impacts and Uncertainties -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Radiative Forcing and Surface Air Temperature -- 2.1 The Radiative Balance of the Earth System -- 2.2 Climate Feedbacks and Climate Response -- 3 Short- Lived Climate Pollutants -- 3.1 Carbon Dioxide -- 3.2 Ozone (O3) -- 3.3 Methane -- 3.4 Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) -- 3.5 Aerosols and Black Carbon -- 3.5.1 Black Carbon and Albedo Effects -- 3.6 Present- Day and Historical Effects of SLCPs -- 3.6.1 Present- Day Health Effects Due to SLCFs -- 4 Climate Modelling of SLCFs -- 4.1 Structure of Climate Models -- 4.2 Simulating the SLCFs in Climate Models -- 4.3 Estimating Radiative Forcing from Climate Model Simulations -- 5 Future Effects of SLCFs -- 6 Uncertainties -- 7 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Part 1 Global Perspectives on Law and Policy of SLCP s -- Chapter 2 A Conceptual History of SLCP s -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Theoretical Background -- 1.2 Methodology -- 2 Linking Climate Change and Air Pollution: 1990s-2000s -- 2.1 Early Discoveries: Black Carbon and the Asian Brown Cloud -- 2.2 Taking a Closer Look at Trace Gases: Methane and HFCs Re-examined -- 2.3 Reframing Climate Change for the 21st Century -- 3 The Concept's Arctic Origins: 2007-9 -- 3.1 AMAP's Contributions to the SLCP Debate -- 3.2 Wider Political Impact of Arctic Research…”

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