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Fast Mitigation to Save Lives and the Planet in Latin America and the Caribbean
April 18, 2018
The implementation of measures to reduce air pollution and short-lived climate pollutants – which include black carbon, methane, tropospheric ozone, and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) – will reduce warming in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) up to 0.9º C by 2050, whilst providing significant other co-benefits. read more
Vatican Pontifical Academy of Sciences to publish Well Under 2C: Ten Solutions for Carbon Neutrality & Climate Stability
March 13, 2018
Well Under 2C: Ten Solutions for Carbon Neutrality and Climate Stability, authored by 33 experts and co-chaired by Prof. V. Ramanathan of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Nobel Laureate Mario Molina, and IGSD President Durwood Zaelke, to be included in book published by the Vatican Pontifical Academy of Sciences. read more
Making Our Planet Great Again Requires Fast Action
December 12, 2017
At this week’s One Planet Summit, we must echo an urgent call for fast action and a message of urgent optimism: if we act quickly there is still, barely, enough time to address the climate crisis. Read Op-Ed on Huffington Post, “Making Our Planet Great, Again, Requires Fast Action”. read more
UN Environment Honors IGSD and Collaborators for Climate Work
November 23, 2017
IGSD and its collaborators were among those recognized for their extraordinary commitment and contributions to the Montreal Protocol during the 30th anniversary celebration of the treaty in Montreal. read more
Watch: #RatifyKigali
November 17, 2017
In the run up to the Montreal Protocol’s 30th anniversary Meeting of the Parties in Montreal next week, Sweden became the 20th Party to deposit its instrument of ratification to the Kigali Amendment, which ensures that the amendment will enter into force 1 January 2019. The amendment will eliminate warming from HFCs —one of the […] read more
California Wins 2017 Outstanding Policy Climate and Clean Air Award
November 12, 2017
The State of California won the inaugural Climate and Clean Air Award for Outstanding Policy for its leadershipand bold policies and legislation to reduce short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs), including black carbon, methane, and HFCs. read more
UNGA High-Level Event Monday on Montreal Protocol’s 30th Anniversary Canada & Rwanda Urge Rapid Ratification of Kigali Amendment
September 18, 2017
Today at 6:30 p.m. at UN Headquarters in New York, Conference Room 11.the Minister of Natural Resources of the Republic of Rwanda, Dr. Vincent Biruta, and the Minister of Environment and Climate Change of Canada, Catherine McKenna, will host a high-level event on Ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol. read more
Watch: TIME Magazine Names Montreal Protocol Atmospheric Scientist Dr. Guus Velders Among Most Influential People of 2017
April 21, 2017
http://www.igsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/TIME-honours-Guus-Velders-of-RIVM.mp4 read more
The Marrakech Global Partnership on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency launched in COP 22
November 18, 2016
The Marrakech Global Partnership on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (MGPREEE), launched at COP22, is a forum to accelerate the transformation of the global energy system. read more
Climate and Security Working Group International Issues Statement on Climate Change and Security
November 15, 2016
The Climate and Security Working Group International Issues Statement on Climate Change and Security (CSWG-I), an international group of national security, military and foreign policy experts, issued a statement on Climate Change and Security. read more
