Montreal Protocol
Nations Agree to Kigali Amendment: Largest Near-Term Temperature Reduction from Single Agreement
October 14, 2016
Warming caused by one of the six main greenhouse gases will be taken out of the climate system through the Kigali Amendment agreed in the early morning hours today in Rwanda. The amendment to the Montreal Protocol to phase out HFCs is the largest temperature reduction ever achieved by a single agreement. read more
Obama Climate Priority Moves Closer to Cutting HFC Super Pollutants
July 23, 2016
The top climate priority of President Obama to use the Montreal Protocol to phase down HFCs became much more likely in the early hours of Sunday, when almost all parties converged on a narrower set of options on key issues as they concluded their extraordinary meeting in Vienna. read more
Modi Joins Obama for Fast Implementation of Paris Agreement
June 7, 2016
Today Prime Minister Modi and President Obama took another big step forward as partners in the battle to slow climate change making a down payment by cutting HFCs under Montreal Protocol. read more
The Washington Post: The world is about to install 700 million air conditioners. Here’s what that means for the climate
May 31, 2016
As countries boom in wealth and population, and extend electricity to more people even as the climate warms, the projections are clear: They are going to install mind-boggling amounts of air conditioning, not just for comfort but as a health necessity. read more
Post-Paris Pivot to Fast Near-term Climate Mitigation
April 10, 2016
In the first test of post-Paris climate mitigation, Parties to the Montreal Protocol made significant progress last week to eliminate warming from super greenhouse gases known as hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, used primarily as refrigerants in air conditioners and other equipment. HFCs are one of the six main greenhouse gases. read more
Montreal Protocol Amendment Essential to Meeting Paris Climate Commitment
February 1, 2016
According to a new report by the Rhodium Group, implementing an HFC amendment under a “newly reinvigorated Montreal Protocol” will help boost the gap between the US emissions reduction pledge and its trajectory under current policies. read more
