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Environment - current issues United Kingdom, in 34 editions.
The entry for United Kingdom published Environment - current issues in 34 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2024. The text changed in 16 editions. Each is shown as published. Environment - current issues in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 16
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2024
Published as “Environment” (1990 to 1996), “Environment - current issues” (1997 to 2024), “Environment-current issues” (1998) and “Environment--current issues” (1999).
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2024 edition
Same as 2023The same text in 1990 and 1991.
Published as “Environment”
pollution control measures improving air, water quality; because of heavily indented coastline, no location is more than 125 km from tidal waters
pollution control measures improving air, water quality; because of heavily indented coastline, no location is more than 125 km from tidal waters
Published as “Environment”
pollution control measures improving air, water quality; because of heavily indented coastline, no location is more than 125 km from tidal waters
pollution control measures improving air, water quality; because of heavily
indented coastline, no location is more than 125 km from tidal waters
Published as “Environment”
pollution control measures improving air and water quality; because of heavily indented coastline, no location is more than 125 km from tidal waters
pollution control measures improving air, air and water quality; because of heavily
heavily indented coastline, no location is more than 125 km from tidal
waters
The entry for United Kingdom did not include Environment - current issues.
Published as “Environment”
- current issues:
- sulfur dioxide emissions from power plants contribute to air pollution;
- some rivers polluted by agricultural wastes and coastal waters polluted because of large-scale disposal of sewage at sea
- natural hazards:
- NA
- international agreements:
- party to - Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Wetlands, Whaling;
- signed, but not ratified - Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Desertification
Rewritten: too little of the 1993 text remains to mark the changes.
current issues: sulfur dioxide emissions from power plants contribute
to air pollution; some rivers polluted by agricultural wastes and
coastal waters polluted because of large-scale disposal of sewage at
sea
natural hazards: NA
international agreements: party to - Air Pollution, Air
Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds,
Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species,
Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Marine
Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship
Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Wetlands, Whaling; signed, but not
ratified - Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol,
Desertification
Published as “Environment”
- current issues:
- sulfur dioxide emissions from power plants contribute to air pollution;
- some rivers polluted by agricultural wastes and coastal waters polluted because of large-scale disposal of sewage at sea
- natural hazards:
- NA
- international agreements:
- party to - Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Wetlands, Whaling;
- signed, but not ratified - Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Desertification
current issues: sulfur dioxide emissions from power plants contribute
contribute to air pollution; some rivers polluted by agricultural
wastes and
of sewage at
natural hazards: NA
international agreements: party to - Air Pollution, Air
Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds,
Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity,
Climate Change, Endangered Species,
Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Marine
Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship
83, Wetlands, Whaling; signed, but not
Pollution-Sulphur 94, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol,Desertification
- sulfur dioxide emissions from power plants contribute to air pollution;
- some rivers polluted by agricultural wastes and coastal waters polluted because of large-scale disposal of sewage at sea
Rewritten: too little of the 1996 text remains to mark the changes.
sulfur dioxide emissions from power
plants contribute to air pollution; some rivers polluted by
agricultural wastes and coastal waters polluted because of large-scale
disposal of sewage at sea
Published as “Environment-current issues”
- sulfur dioxide emissions from power plants contribute to air pollution;
- some rivers polluted by agricultural wastes and coastal waters polluted because of large-scale disposal of sewage at sea
sulfur dioxide emissions from power
contribute to air pollution; some rivers polluted by
wastes and coastal waters polluted because of large-scale
sewage at sea
Published as “Environment--current issues”
- sulfur dioxide emissions from power plants contribute to air pollution;
- some rivers polluted by agricultural wastes;
- and coastal waters polluted because of large-scale disposal of sewage at sea
sulfur dioxide emissions from power plants
plants contribute to air pollution; some rivers polluted by agriculturalwastes agricultural wastes; and coastal waters polluted because of
large-scale disposal of
- sulfur dioxide emissions from power plants contribute to air pollution;
- some rivers polluted by agricultural wastes;
- and coastal waters polluted because of large-scale disposal of sewage at sea
sulfur dioxide emissions from power
- continues to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (has meet Kyoto Protocol target of a 12.5% reduction from 1990 levels and hopes to reduce even more);
- small particulate emissions, largely from vehicular traffic, remain a problem;
- solid waste continues to rise and recycling is very limited
Rewritten: too little of the 2000 text remains to mark the changes.
continues to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (has meet Kyoto Protocol target of a 12.5% reduction from 1990 levels and hopes to reduce even more); small particulate emissions, largely from vehicular traffic, remain a problem; solid waste continues to rise and recycling is very limited
- continues to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (has met Kyoto Protocol target of a 12.5% reduction from 1990 levels and intends to meet the legally binding target and move towards a domestic goal of a 20% cut in emissions by 2010);
- by 2005 the Government aims to reduce the amount of industrial and commercial waste disposed of in landfill sites to 85% of 1998 levels and to recycle or compost at least 25% of household waste, increasing to 33% by 2015;
- between 1998-99 and 1999-2000, household recycling increased from 8.8% to 10.3%
Rewritten: too little of the 2001 text remains to mark the changes.
continues to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (has met Kyoto Protocol target of a 12.5% reduction from 1990 levels and intends to meet the legally binding target and move towards a domestic goal of a 20% cut in emissions by 2010); by 2005 the Government aims to reduce the amount of industrial and commercial waste disposed of in landfill sites to 85% of 1998 levels and to recycle or compost at least 25% of household waste, increasing to 33% by 2015; between 1998-99 and 1999-2000, household recycling increased from 8.8% to 10.3%
The same text in 3 editions, 2003 to 2005.
- continues to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (has met Kyoto Protocol target of a 12.5% reduction from 1990 levels and intends to meet the legally binding target and move towards a domestic goal of a 20% cut in emissions by 2010);
- by 2005 the government aims to reduce the amount of industrial and commercial waste disposed of in landfill sites to 85% of 1998 levels and to recycle or compost at least 25% of household waste, increasing to 33% by 2015;
- between 1998-99 and 1999-2000, household recycling increased from 8.8% to 10.3%
continues to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (has met Kyoto Protocol target of a 12.5% reduction from 1990 levels and intends to meet the legally binding target and move towards a domestic goal of a 20% cut in emissions by 2010); by 2005 the Government government aims to reduce the amount of industrial and commercial waste disposed of in landfill sites to 85% of 1998 levels and to recycle or compost at least 25% of household waste, increasing to 33% by 2015; between 1998-99 and 1999-2000, household recycling increased from 8.8% to 10.3%
- continues to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (has met Kyoto Protocol target of a 12.5% reduction from 1990 levels and intends to meet the legally binding target and move toward a domestic goal of a 20% cut in emissions by 2010);
- by 2005 the government aims to reduce the amount of industrial and commercial waste disposed of in landfill sites to 85% of 1998 levels and to recycle or compost at least 25% of household waste, increasing to 33% by 2015;
- between 1998-99 and 1999-2000, household recycling increased from 8.8% to 10.3%
continues to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (has met Kyoto Protocol target of a 12.5% reduction from 1990 levels and intends to meet the legally binding target and move towards toward a domestic goal of a 20% cut in emissions by 2010); by 2005 the government aims to reduce the amount of industrial and commercial waste disposed of in landfill sites to 85% of 1998 levels and to recycle or compost at least 25% of household waste, increasing to 33% by 2015; between 1998-99 and 1999-2000, household recycling increased from 8.8% to 10.3%
The same text in 8 editions, 2007 to 2014.
- continues to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (has met Kyoto Protocol target of a 12.5% reduction from 1990 levels and intends to meet the legally binding target and move toward a domestic goal of a 20% cut in emissions by 2010);
- by 2005 the government reduced the amount of industrial and commercial waste disposed of in landfill sites to 85% of 1998 levels and recycled or composted at least 25% of household waste, increasing to 33% by 2015
continues to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (has met Kyoto Protocol target of a 12.5% reduction from 1990 levels and intends to meet the legally binding target and move toward a domestic goal of a 20% cut in emissions by 2010); by 2005 the government aims to reduce reduced the amount of industrial and commercial waste disposed of in landfill sites to 85% of 1998 levels and to recycle recycled or compost composted at least 25% of household waste, increasing to 33% by 2015; between 1998-99 and 1999-2000, household recycling increased from 8.8% to 10.3% 2015
The same text in 2015 and 2016.
- continues to reduce greenhouse gas emissions;
- by 2005 the government reduced the amount of industrial and commercial waste disposed of in landfill sites to 85% of 1998 levels and recycled or composted at least 25% of household waste, increasing to 33% by 2015
continues to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (has met Kyoto Protocol target of a 12.5% reduction from 1990 levels and intends to meet the legally binding target and move toward a domestic goal of a 20% cut in emissions by 2010); emissions; by 2005 the government reduced the amount of industrial and commercial waste disposed of in landfill sites to 85% of 1998 levels and recycled or composted at least 25% of household waste, increasing to 33% by 2015
- continues to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but air pollution remains a concern, particularly in the London region;
- soil pollution from pesticides and heavy metals;
- decline in marine and coastal habitats brought on by pressures from housing, tourism, and industry
Rewritten: too little of the 2016 text remains to mark the changes.
continues to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but air pollution remains a concern, particularly in the London region; soil pollution from pesticides and heavy metals; decline in marine and coastal habitats brought on by pressures from housing, tourism, and industry
The same text in 7 editions, 2018 to 2024.
- air pollution improved but remains a concern, particularly in the London region;
- soil pollution from pesticides and heavy metals;
- decline in marine and coastal habitats brought on by pressures from housing, tourism, and industry
continues to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but air pollution improved but remains a concern, particularly in the London region; soil pollution from pesticides and heavy metals; decline in marine and coastal habitats brought on by pressures from housing, tourism, and industry
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Central Intelligence Agency. “United Kingdom: Environment - current issues.” The World Factbook, 1990–2024 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/united-kingdom/environment-current-issues.