Press Releases
Nations Agree to Kigali Amendment: Largest Near-Term Temperature Reduction from Single Agreement
October 14, 2016
Warming caused by one of the six main greenhouse gases will be taken out of the climate system through the Kigali Amendment agreed in the early morning hours today in Rwanda. The amendment to the Montreal Protocol to phase out HFCs is the largest temperature reduction ever achieved by a single agreement. read more
Philanthropic Group Launches World’s Largest Energy Efficiency Investment
September 22, 2016
Today Bill Gates and other philanthropic foundations announced fast-start funding to maximize energy efficiency in parallel with an ambitious HFC amendment under the Montreal Protocol. read more
California Governor Signs World’s Toughest Super Pollutant Law
September 19, 2016
Today California Governor Jerry Brown signed the nation’s—and the world’s— strictest law against powerful short-lived super pollutants – SB 1383 – pushing the state’s near-term climate mitigation efforts one step further. read more
Obama Climate Priority Moves Closer to Cutting HFC Super Pollutants
July 23, 2016
The top climate priority of President Obama to use the Montreal Protocol to phase down HFCs became much more likely in the early hours of Sunday, when almost all parties converged on a narrower set of options on key issues as they concluded their extraordinary meeting in Vienna. read more
North American Leaders’ Double-Barreled Climate Strategy
June 29, 2016
Today President Obama, Prime Minister Trudeau, and President Pena Nieto agreed to an aggressive double-barreled climate strategy, committing to cut both carbon dioxide, by moving to 50% clean energy sources by 2025, and the short-lived super pollutants. read more
Modi Joins Obama for Fast Implementation of Paris Agreement
June 7, 2016
Today Prime Minister Modi and President Obama took another big step forward as partners in the battle to slow climate change making a down payment by cutting HFCs under Montreal Protocol. read more
Líderes do G7 se comprometem a reduzir os super poluentes e cortar o aquecimento de curto prazo
May 31, 2016
Além de se comprometerem a liderarem os esforços para fazer o Acordo de Paris entrar vigor em 2016, a declaração de 27 de maio dos líderes do G7 promete pela primeira vez a cortar o aquecimento de curto prazo por meio da eliminação progressiva de super poluentes de vida curta como carbono negro, metano, e HFCs. read more
G7 Commits to Cut Near-term Warming by Reducing Super Pollutants
May 30, 2016
The May 27th G7 leaders’ declaration committed for the first time to cutting near-term warming by phasing down short-lived super pollutants black carbon, methane, and HFCs. The leaders also committed to amending the Montreal Protocol in 2016 to phase down HFCs. read more
Post-Paris Pivot to Fast Near-term Climate Mitigation
April 10, 2016
In the first test of post-Paris climate mitigation, Parties to the Montreal Protocol made significant progress last week to eliminate warming from super greenhouse gases known as hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, used primarily as refrigerants in air conditioners and other equipment. HFCs are one of the six main greenhouse gases. read more
Press Alert: Countries Planning HFC Phase Down at Geneva Montreal Protocol Meetings Next Week
April 1, 2016
Representatives of the 197 countries arrive in Geneva next Monday for the first major initiative to protect the world’s climate since the historic Paris agreement last December. The Parties to the Montreal Protocol ozone treaty are meeting to finalize plans for a global phase down of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), the highly potent greenhouse gases used in refrigeration and air conditioning. read more
