2014
Montreal Protocol Closing in on Powerful Climate Protection
July 18, 2014
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. read more
Bipartisan Team to Introduce Super Pollutants Act to Cut HFCs, Black Carbon, Methane
June 26, 2014
Senators Murphy (D-Connecticut) and Collins (R-Maine) announced today their plans to introduce the Super Pollutants Act of 2014 to cut short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) by… read more
China Announces Aggressive Action to Cut HFCs
May 28, 2014
China announced an aggressive target for reducing emissions of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) by the equivalent of 0.28 billion tonnes of CO2 by 2015. read more
Fast HFC Phase-Down Could Avoid 200 Billion Tonnes of CO2–eq by 2050
May 12, 2014
A fast phase-down of factory-made HFCs could avoid the equivalent of as much as 200 billion tonnes of CO2 (GtCO2-eq) by 2050, according to a study published today in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, by… read more
New National Climate Assessment Cries Out for Fast Climate Mitigation
May 6, 2014
The last decade has been the hottest on record in the U.S., periods of extreme heat now last longer than any living American has ever experienced, rainfall is becoming both more intense and more erratic, and sea-level rise and storm surges threaten thousands of coastal communities. read more
Cutting Short-Lived Climate Pollutants Central Strategy in Abu Dhabi Climate Ascent
May 6, 2014
The message was clear coming out of the May 4 & 5 Abu Dhabi Ascent in the to the UN Secretary General’s Climate Summit in September: time is running out… read more
World On Pace to Hit 4.8ºC by End of Century, Says UN Scientific Panel
April 14, 2014
Global greenhouse gas emissions increased by the equivalent of ten billion tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) between 2000 and 2010, according to a new report released this week. read more
IGSD statement on the new AGC refrigerant called AMOLEA™
March 31, 2014
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… read more
Climate Change Will Be Overwhelming and Ubiquitous
March 31, 2014
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. read more
World Health Organization Confirms Air Pollution Is World’s Single Largest Preventable Health Risk
March 25, 2014
One in eight deaths in 2012 is attributed to exposure to indoor and outdoor air pollution, according to new estimates released today by the World Health Organization (WHO). read more
