Recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reporting shows the suite of government contributions to curb greenhouse gas emissions alone are not enough to put us on a path to limit warming to 1.5°C. Private sector investment and actions can make vital contributions to this effort and yet must be developed within a framework that […]
It is now almost seven years since the Parties to the Montreal Protocol adopted the Kigali Amendment to incorporate a global phase-down of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). Group 1 Article 5 Parties are facing the first control measure in 2024, and it is therefore urgent that Members of the Executive Committee (ExCom) to the Multilateral Fund (MLF) […]
Has your community ice rink been told synthetic coolants like Opteon are “environmentally friendly?” Community ice rinks throughout North America are the targets of climate misinformation and greenwashing by companies seeking to profit by encouraging a switch to synthetic coolants which dramatically warm the planet and contain “forever chemicals.” Synthetic coolants, known as HFCs or […]
A floresta amazônica no Brasil está sendo arrasada para fins de pecuária (em grande parte ilegal), com consequências terríveis para os povos indígenas e comunidades tradicionais, bem como para a biodiversidade e o clima global. Investigação da EIA revela a conexão entre assentos de couro para carros fabricados pela indústria automotiva global e o gado […]
The Amazon rainforest in Brazil is being razed for cattle ranching, much of it illegal, with dire consequences for indigenous peoples and traditional communities, biodiversity and the global climate. EIA’s investigation reveals the links between leather car seats for the global auto industry and cattle raised on illegally deforested land in the Brazilian Amazon. […]
A number of important tasks lie ahead of the Members of the Executive Committee to the Multilateral Fund (ExCom MLF) at its 91st meeting. First and foremost, the Members need to make progress on the cost guidelines for the HFC phase-down under the Kigali Amendment, including the starting point for sustained aggregate reductions, incremental operating […]