ABSTRACT
Experts from industry and government are very proud of progress in critical cleaning that is safe for workers, satis©es technical performance criteria, and is environmentally sustainable. ¢is chapter takes a quick look at the extraordinary environmental innovation occurring from the early 1970s until the
Introduction ..................................................................................................491 A¨er the Montreal Protocol Was Signed, the Industry Changed Direction .......................................................................................492 News-Making Corporate Leadership Le¨ No Doubt ¢at Ozone-Depleting Solvents Were Obsolete and Unwanted • Military Leadership Was Important • Electronics Companies, Associations, and Committees Became Environmental Leaders • No-Clean Soldering Was a Remarkable Team Success ¢e Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 Set Further Environmental Goals ...................................................................................495 ¢e Phaseout of Ozone-Depleting Substances Continues ......................496 Lessons from the Montreal Protocol for Climate Change ......................496 Proactive Companies ¢at Protected the Ozone Layer Are Now Protecting the Climate ........................................................................496 Challenges of Sustainable Enterprise .........................................................497 Conclusions and Climate Leadership Opportunities ..............................497 Watch List Glossary of Acronyms ..................................................................................498 References ......................................................................................................498
present time. It ©nds the roots of current innovation in the Montreal Protocol and then looks to the future to see how lessons from the past can guide the industry in the daunting task of climate protection and sustainable enterprise.
