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November 21, 2014 by Giselle Progress in Paris to Phase Down Super Greenhouse Pollutants

Path forward to eliminate HFCs, major climate pollutant Parties to the Montreal Protocol continued to make progress in their negotiations to phase down production and consumption of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), used primarily as refrigerants and to make insulating foams, opening a path to avoid the equivalent of up to 200 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions […]
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 November 21, 2014
November 20, 2014 by IGSD Progress on Fast Action to Cut HFCs Under Montreal Protocol

As the fourth day of the 26th Meeting of the Parties of the Montreal Protocol comes to a close, a unique collection of countries, including China, India, Brazil, and South Africa, along with the European Union and the United States, are calling for fast action to cut production and use of HFCs
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 November 20, 2014
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November 4, 2014 by Giselle Study Reaffirms Importance of CO2 as Driver of Long-Term Climate

Short-lived Climate Pollutants Most Important Through 2030 A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science USA, reaffirms that carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are the primary driver of long-term temperature, and underlines the importance of immediate and parallel action to address emissions of both CO2 and short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) to effectively […]
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 November 4, 2014
July 18, 2014 by IGSD Montreal Protocol Closing in on Powerful Climate Protection

The world’s efforts to protect the climate from dangerous fluorinated gases moved forward this week in Paris at the mid-year meeting of the parties to the Montreal Protocol, which concluded today.
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 July 18, 2014
May 28, 2014 by IGSD China Announces Aggressive Action to Cut HFCs

China announced an aggressive target for reducing emissions of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) by the equivalent of 0.28 billion tonnes of CO2 by 2015.
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 May 28, 2014