Acidification and Arctic Haze - The Changing Arctic Environment: The Arctic Messenger - page 94

Demonstrated the power of lobby groups that opposed the need for action and
which successfully held up meaningful controls on acidifying substances in the
United States for at least 10 years.
Thus, the Arctic Messenger can leave this chapter in a cautiously optimistic frame of mind
- unfortunately, a rare condition in this topic! Quite possibly, the Arctic's escape from the
widespread acidification seen in north-western Europe is in large part thanks to the Con-
vention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP). Governments can do it
when they try. Now we just have to make sure the CLRTAP is allowed to continue to flour-
ish while at the same time we keep a vigilant eye on emissions from Eastern Asia as well
as local point sources.