How to Defuse the HFC-23 Problem EIA investigators have discovered that many Chinese and Indian facilities, despite having destruction technology readily available, are releasing or threatening to emit the by-product unless they receive additional financing to dispose of the chemicals. Plants that produce HCFC-22 in other developing countries could also do the same. If this […]
Action needed to prevent HFC-23 climate bomb from China and India WASHINGTON, D.C. – China and India are expected to release vast amounts of the chemical hydroflourocarbon-23 (HFC-23) into the atmosphere, causing global greenhouse gas emissions to skyrocket, according to a new report launched today by the Environmental Investigation Agency. HFC-23, a by-product in the […]
Legacy at Stake: Why the Montreal Protocol Must Take Action on HFCs This year, the planet passed a dangerous milestone when atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide exceeded 400 parts per million, prompting the scientific community to advocate renewed vigour in efforts to combat climate change, and the UNFCCC’s Executive Secretary to call for a “policy […]
As the nations of the world prepare to meet next week at the open ended working group of the Montreal Protocol in Bangkok, Thailand, Secretary of State John Kerry prepares to travel to India for the fourth U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue. Sec. Kerry should seize the overlap of these important meetings to urge the Indian government […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the annual US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue kicks off this week, the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) applauds both governments for putting hydroflourocarbons (HFCs) on the agenda. HFCs are super greenhouse gases used primarily in refrigeration, air conditioners and foams with the global warming potential 1,000 to 3,000 times that of carbon […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – US President Obama and Chinese President XI have agreed to work together to combat climate change by curbing hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) – super greenhouse gases with global warming potential hundreds and thousands times higher than carbon dioxide (CO2). The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), an international campaigning organization committed to investigating and exposing environmental […]