Kigali, Rwanda – Parties to the Montreal Protocol are expected to adopt an historic global agreement mandating controls on hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) consumption and production after eight years of protracted negotiations. The agreement, expected to be approved within hours, will avoid more than 70 billion tonnes of CO2-equivalent HFC emissions. The Kigali amendment will cap and […]
PARIS— After a five day preparatory meeting in Paris, Parties to the Montreal Protocol failed to finalize a formal negotiation process for discussions on hydrofluorocarbons (HFC) but agreed to hold an additional meeting prior to the Dubai Meeting of the Parties, which takes place early November. Support for tackling HFCs under the Ozone Convention has […]
For the Spanish translation, see below. WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Government of Peru is proposing a packet of economic measures and regulatory rollbacks that will cause significant harm to the environment and drastically diminish the Peruvian government’s ability to hold corporations accountable for violations of environmental standards. Fifty civil society organizations and indigenous groups in […]
Campaigners call on countries to reach an agreement to begin HFC phase-down WASHINGTON, D.C. & LONDON– The international community must pass an amendment to begin eliminating hydroflourocarbons (HFCs) under the Montreal Protocol, said the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) as negotiators from more than 190 countries gathered in Bangkok today for the 25th Meeting of the […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The 20 biggest world economies agreed today to use the resources of the Montreal Protocol to get rid of a significant group of super greenhouse gases (GHGs). The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) welcomes the landmark agreement and encourages all countries to join the G20 in supporting a global phase-down of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On April 19, 2013, the Japanese Cabinet approved the revision of its fluorocarbon regulations that will fundamentally change the way high global warming fluorocarbons are produced, used and disposed in Japan. It also will lead to a phase-down of the “super” greenhouse gases hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which are hundreds and thousands of times […]