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How Addressing the Debt Crisis Can Help Avert the Climate Crises and Stabilize Global Economies
August 11, 2020
Much of the world is awash in unsustainable public and private debt, made significantly worse by the COVID-19 crisis. Efforts to relieve the debt crisis provide opportunities to advance climate protection, health, and economic goals together, specifically through debt-for-climate swaps, building on the success of debt-for-nature swaps. read more
Webinar: Environmentally Harmful Dumping of Inefficient and Obsolete Air Conditioners in Africa
June 11, 2020
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China Releases Public Comment Version of Amendment to the National Regulation on Administration of Ozone-Depleting Substances
May 21, 2020
On May 21, 2020, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) released a draft regulatory amendment entitled the Regulation on the Administration of Ozone Depleting Substances and Hydrofluorocarbons. Written public comments on the amendment will be received until June 22, 2020, China time. read more
Ten Solutions for Carbon Neutrality and Climate Stability
May 19, 2020
On the heels of the fifth anniversary of Pope Francis’ environmental encyclical Laudato Si, a new book born from a series of works that lead to the encyclical proposes best available climate solutions from around the world. read more
Staying Cool, While Saving the World (and Money)- Winners of 2020 SAE Environmental Excellence in Transportation Award
April 27, 2020
Engineers and other experts from three continents, who designed new car air conditioning which saves both the climate and money, have been awarded the prestigious SAE International 2020 Environmental Excellence in Transportation (E2T) Award. read more
Stephen O. Andersen Earns Haagen-Smit Clean Air Award for Environmental Policy
April 9, 2020
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) today announced that IGSD’s Dr. Stephen O. Andersen has been selected for the 2019 Haagen-Smit Clean Air Awards for leadership in environmental policy. He is best known as one of the leading figures in crafting and managing the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer but also found success in wilderness river protection, marine mammal conservation and energy efficiency. read more
African Ministers of the Environment Call for Fast Climate Action on Super Pollutants
November 15, 2019
African ministers of the environment at the 17th session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment called for fast action on short lived climate pollutants, methane, tropospheric ozone, black carbon and HFCs for climate action, also urging for rapid ratification of the Montreal Protocol’s Kigali Amendment. read more
FACT SHEET: HFCs & Efficient Cooling
October 29, 2019
Phasing down HFCs has the potential to avoid up to 0.5°C of warming by the end of the century. Simultaneous improvements in energy efficiency in refrigeration and AC equipment during the transition to low-GWP alternative refrigerants can potentially double the climate benefits of the HFC phasedown of the Kigali Amendment. read more
FACT SHEET: Role of Super Pollutants in the Context of the Climate Emergency
September 20, 2019
Taking fast, ambitious action to reduce SLCPs- methane, tropospheric ozone, black carbon, and HFCs— can cut the rate of global warming in half and Arctic warming by up to two-thirds and deliver multiple benefits for sustainable development and human well-being. read more
“Land is under growing human pressure; Land is part of the solution; but land can’t do it all.”
August 8, 2019
Released today, the IPCC’s Summary for Policymakers of its second Special Report Climate Change and Land (SRCCL)explores the complex connections between climate change and land. The Report confirms the significant role land use has on greenhouse gas emissions and, conversely, climate change’s impact on the world’s land use. read more
