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The Montreal Protocol, a Little Treaty That Could
December 9, 2013
Here is a remarkable fact about global warming: It might be twice as bad right now were it not for a treaty negotiated by a conservative American president, for an entirely different purpose, based on motives no one has ever quite understood. read more
Dems to EPA: Act Now on Potent Greenhouse Gas
December 4, 2013
A group of House and Senate Democrats is pressing EPA for quick action to curb use of potent greenhouse gases used in air conditioners, refrigerators, and other equipment. read more
India protests U.S.-led push to curb HFCs with Montreal Protocol
November 21, 2013
The Indian environment minister today threw cold water on U.S. efforts to curb heat-trapping gases used in air conditioners and refrigerators. Speaking to ministers and diplomats gathered here for United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change talks, Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan said… read more
Countries Inch Forward on Proposal to Limit HFCs
November 1, 2013
The road to a phaseout in the production and use of a rapidly growing and extremely powerful global warming pollutant proved bumpier than expected when diplomats gathered in Bangkok last week for the latest round of ozone treaty talks. read more
Climat : les HFC dans le collimateur du protocole de Montréal
October 27, 2013
Lors de la 25ème réunion des Parties au Protocole de Montréal, qui s’est tenue à Bangkok du 21 au 25 octobre, des progrès ont été enregistrés afin de mettre un terme à la diffusion des HFC, dont le pouvoir de réchauffement global est jusqu’à 14.000 fois plus actif que le CO2. read more
U.N. global warming report puts humans on the hot seat
September 27, 2013
Global warming is “unequivocal” and it is “extremely likely” that humans are the primary contributors to this warming, according to a report released Friday morning in Stockholm by the U.N.-created Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the world’s top climate research group. read more
Experts Eye IPCC Reform as Report Nears Release
September 25, 2013
On Friday, the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will release a major portion of its latest tome updating the science of global climate change. The report, the group’s fifth since it was created in 1988, is expected to contain few surprises. And it’s that lack of surprises and new findings that may mark the end of business as usual… read more
U.S., China agree to work on phasing out hydrofluorocarbons
September 6, 2013
The United States and China announced Friday they would seek to eliminate some of the world’s most potent greenhouse gases through the 1987 Montreal Protocol, the landmark treaty that successfully phased out ozone-depleting substances decades ago. read more
Obama climate plan wins overseas support in run-up to G20
September 5, 2013
President Obama’s plan to cut overseas funding of coal plants got the support of five Nordic countries during the president’s trip to Stockholm ahead of the G20 summit. Can China and other emerging economies reduce their coal dependence? read more
Broad Coalition Pledges to Cut “Super Greenhouse Gases”
September 4, 2013
An international coalition has agreed to begin working towards domestic regulation aimed at reducing the use of HFCs, compounds commonly used as refrigerants but referred to as “super greenhouse gases” for their particularly negative impact on global warming. read more
