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Climate-friendly Cooling Could Cut Years of GHG Emissions, Buy Time and Save US$ Trillions: UN
July 17, 2020
Coordinated international action on energy-efficient, climate-friendly cooling could avoid as much as 460 billion tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions – roughly equal to eight years of global emissions at 2018 levels – over the next four decades. 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
Best path to net zero: Cut short-lived super-pollutants
April 3, 2020
By M. Molina, V. Ramanathan, D. Zaelke. The climate battle could be lost long before 2050; it might even be lost by 2035. Consequently, it is time for fast climate mitigation, especially in the form of reductions of the short-lived so-called “super-pollutants”. This article first appeared in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. read more
Our Future Depends on the Arctic
December 14, 2019
The consequences of losing the Arctic, which plays a critical stabilizing role in the global climate, are catastrophic. The world needs an all-out effort to keep the Arctic safe. Save it from the ravages of warming and we can save the planet. New York Times Op-Ed by Durwood Zaelke and Paul Bledsoe 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
