March 31, 2014 by IGSD IGSD statement on the new AGC refrigerant called AMOLEA™

The Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development (IGSD) congratulates the chemists and managers at Asahi Glass Company (ASC) for their new refrigerant that has equal energy efficiency with a GWP about 1/6th that of the status quo hydrofluorocarbon (HFC)-410a…

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March 31, 2014
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March 31, 2014 by IGSD Climate Change Will Be Overwhelming and Ubiquitous

Widespread climate change impacts have already begun and are expected to get worse, according to the latest report released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) this weekend in Yokohamo, Japan.

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March 31, 2014
March 12, 2014 by IGSD EU Parliament approves fast phasedown of HFCs

A phasedown of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in new air-conditioning and refrigeration was overwhelming approved by the European Parliament today, and will achieve a 79% reduction by 2030.

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March 12, 2014
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December 4, 2013 by IGSD World Already Teetering on Tipping Points for Abrupt Climate Change

The world is already beginning to pass tipping points for abrupt, catastrophic, and irreversible changes to the global climate according to a new 200-page report released yesterday by the US National Academy of Sciences. Abrupt climate change, unlike gradual changes such as steadily increasing…

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December 4, 2013