Press Releases
Dangerous Warming Ahead from Air Conditioning
May 15, 2018
Global energy demand for ACs is projected to triple by 2050, and when met with the current fossil fuel-heavy electricity generation will nearly double greenhouse gas emissions from this sector, further increasing the world’s need for cooling in a dangerous feedback loop. read more
World Health Organization Warns 90% of People at Risk from Air Pollution
May 2, 2018
In 2016, polluted air resulted in 7 million deaths globally—4.2 million from ambient air pollution and 3.8 million from the burning of solid fuels for heating and cooking—with low- and middle-income countries bearing the brunt of the burden. read more
Morocco Takes Lead Tackling Inefficient ACs
April 19, 2018
The Moroccan Agency for Energy Efficiency and the Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate in developing more effective analytical methods to identify the highest efficiency room ACs available using refrigerants friendlier to climate. read more
World Environment Minsters Pursue ‘Pollution Free Planet’, Tackle Super Climate Pollutants
December 6, 2017
Environment ministers at UNEA agreed today to a resolution to reduce all forms of air pollution to improve health, climate, and agricultural co-benefits, and to reduce 6.5 million deaths air pollution now causes every year. read more
Montreal Protocol Concludes 30th Anniversary with Robust Financial Replenishment, Progress on Energy Efficiency
November 25, 2017
At the conclusion of the 30th anniversary Meeting of the Parties of the Montreal Protocol the Parties agreed to a robust three-year replenishment to fund the continuing phase out of HCFCs, and to a separate decision to have the TEAP study how best to integrate energy efficiency with the HFC phasedown under the Kigali Amendment. 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
Kigali Amendment Reaches Needed Ratifications in Run Up to Montreal Protocol’s 30th Anniversary Meeting Next Week
November 17, 2017
In the run up to the Montreal Protocol’s 30th anniversary Meeting next week, this afternoon 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. read more
CCAC Urges Ratification of Kigali Amendment, Welcomes Complementary Efforts to Increase Energy Efficiency
November 14, 2017
Continuing their leadership on short-lived climate pollutants, the Bonn Communique of the Climate & Clean Air Coalition released today commends the twelve countries that have ratified the Kigali Amendment and encourage all countries to welcome complementary efforts to support increased energy efficiency in cooling appliances. read more
Vatican Pontifical Academy of Sciences Proposes Practical Solutions to Prevent Catastrophic Climate Change
November 9, 2017
Scalable and practical solutions exist to help preserve the quality of life of future generations in the face of accelerating climate impacts, and with perhaps a decade left to put these into place, the time for climate change action is now. read more
UNGA High-Level Event: On Montreal Protocol’s 30th Anniversary Canada & Rwanda Urge Rapid Ratification of Kigali Amendment
September 19, 2017
Ministers and top UN leaders yesterday urged the world’s nations to quickly ratify an international agreement that could prevent up to half a degree of global warming this century. read more
