India's long term hydrofluorocarbon emissions
India is following the Hydrochlorofluorocarbon Phaseout Management Plan (HPMP) as part of its international commitment under the Montreal Protocol to mitigate consumption of ozone depleting substances.
View ArticleQuantification of the mitigation impact of the 2030 recommendations: final...
This report was compiled by Ecofys to support The New Climate Economy (NCE) and the publication of a report on the role of international collaboration in climate action, which provides ten recommendations
View ArticleSeizing the global opportunity: partnerships for better growth and better...
Better economic growth can help close the greenhouse gas emissions gap, according to a new report released by the New Climate Economy, the flagship project of the Global Commission on the Economy and...
View ArticleIndia's proposal to amend Montreal protocol is unambitious: CSE
Terming India's proposal to amend the Montreal protocol as "unambitious", the Delhi-based green body CSE released a proposal that allows cutting of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) consumption by 82 per cent.
View ArticleChina’s role in global HFC emissions matters for phase-down proposals
Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) are potent greenhouse gases. As HFCs have emerged as the pre-dominant alternative to ozone depleting substances, discussions are underway between the representatives of different
View ArticleCSIR-IICT develops hydrofluorocarbons manfacture technology to reduce global...
HYDERABAD: A technology to manufacture hydrofluorocarbons used in refrigeration systems as a coolant to reduce global warming is ready to be transferred to the industry by the CSIR-Indian Institute of
View ArticlePerverse effects of carbon markets on HFC-23 and SF6 abatement projects in...
Carbon markets are considered a key policy tool to achieve cost-effective climate mitigation1, 2. Project-based carbon market mechanisms allow private sector entities to earn tradable emissions reduction
View ArticleNZ proposes new rules to ban substances risky to health
The New Zealand government is preparing to completely ban two substances with known risks to both the environment and human health, Environment Minister Nick Smith said on Wednesday. "The government
View ArticleOzone-depleting substances 2014
Europe continues to make progress in phasing out chemicals which damage the ozone layer according to a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA). The report considers the use of more than 200
View ArticleToday is World Ozone Day
Reducing our carbon footprint, be it in our personal lives or industrial activity remains key to saving the Earth from environmental degradation, say experts in the city as the world observes the...
View ArticleSynthesis of the 2014 reports of the scientific, environmental effects, and...
Research published at a meeting of the Montreal Protocol in Dubai reveals the serious human health and economic consequences averted by concerted and coordinated global action on the protecting the ozone
View ArticleA breath of fresh air
The decision to use the Montreal Protocol to reduce the impact of refrigerants on global warming is a step forward ahead of the Paris climate summit. (Editorial)
View ArticleMaldives looks to ban anti-ozone substances
The Maldives parliament accepted the Bill on Protection of the Ozone Layer and submitted it to an interim committee for review Sunday. The Bill was accepted with 61 of the 65 members present voting
View ArticleIntegrated assessment of short-lived climate pollutants in Latin America and...
Efforts to reduce dangerous air and climate pollutants by Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries could reap immediate and long-term benefits for health, food security and the climate according to
View ArticleIndia-US Joint Statement- Climate: In halfway meeting, both nations come a...
Climate change has been dear to both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Barack Obama who, along with some other global leaders, played a crucial role in ensuring that a new post-2020 climate...
View ArticleIndia lost chance to exert right to development in Paris: CSE
The Paris climate change summit was a "lost opportunity" for India as it squandered the chance to "exert" its right to development, Centre for Science and Environment today said. In an analysis of two
View ArticleIndia lost chance to exert right to development in Paris: CSE
On the climate change front, the government's engagement offers a mixed scenario. The COP 21 held in Paris has largely remained a lost opportunity. (Reuters) On the climate change front, the government’s
View ArticleIndia lost chance to exert right to development in Paris: CSE
The Paris climate change summit was a "lost opportunity" for India as it squandered the chance to "exert" its right to development, Centre for Science and Environment today said. In an analysis of two
View ArticleNorth American climate, clean energy, and environment partnership action plan
The North American Climate, Energy, and Environment Partnership was announced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, President Barack Obama, and President Enrique Peña Nieto on June 29, 2016, at the North...
View ArticleUN hails ambitious Canada-Mexico-US partnership to fight climate change
The head of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) today hailed as "a major breakthrough" a recent announcement by Canada, Mexico and the United States that they will take sweeping
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