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March 18, 2019 by IGSD Cutting HFCs in U.S.: Key Pathway to Deep Decarbonization

Cutting HFCs is a key pathway for the deep decarbonization needed to keep the planet relatively safe. IGSD’s chapter on Fluorinated Gasses is part of ELI’s Legal Pathways to Deep Decarbonization in the U.S., now available for purchase.

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March 18, 2019
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September 13, 2018 by IGSD Super Pollutant Day at Global Climate Action Summit

At Super Pollutant Day IGSD promoted the multiple benefits of mitigating super climate pollutants, including their critical role in keeping warming well below 2ºC, the outer limit set by the Paris Agreement. Watch IGSD president, Durwood Zaelke’s presentation here.

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September 13, 2018
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April 18, 2018 by IGSD Fast Mitigation to Save Lives and the Planet in Latin America and the Caribbean

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.

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April 18, 2018
November 23, 2017 by IGSD UN Environment Honors IGSD and Collaborators for Climate Work

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.

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November 23, 2017
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November 4, 2016 by IGSD Paris Agreement Enters into Force – Celebration and Reality Check

Humanity will look back on November 4, 2016, as the day that countries of the world shut the door on inevitable climate disaster and set off with determination towards a sustainable future. The Paris Climate Change Agreement – the result of the most complex, comprehensive and critical international climate negotiation ever attempted – came into force today.

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November 4, 2016