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GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT CAMPAIGN NEWS
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Press Release: 1 Feb 10 CHILLING FACTS: SUPERMARKET REFRIGERATION SCANDAL UNCOVERED Report exposes damage caused by supermarket refrigeration in the UK. Press Release: 16 Dec 09 NGO community calls on Ministers to take action to eliminate one of six greenhouse gases As Ministers meet in Copenhagen desperately seeking to find a set of meaningful mitigation actions negotiators have provided the ray of hope in the form of a draft agreement to work with the Montreal Protocol to eliminate a group of greenhouse gases called hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). Announcement: 8 Dec 09 An Unparalleled Opportunity for Copenhagen: Eliminate HFCs Announcement: 7 Nov 09 Blog from the Montreal Protocol meeting in Egypt EIA campaigners are at the 21st Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol to push for fast action on HFCs and banks of ozone depleting substances Press Release: 4 Nov 09 Breakthrough for Climate Possible as Montreal Protocol Considers Action on Super Greenhouse Gases The biggest news this year for climate protection could come this week when delegates from around the world meet in Port Ghalib, Egypt to weigh action on phasing out hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). Used primarily in the world’s more than 4 billion refrigerators and air conditioners, soaring HFC use threatens to negate efforts to offset CO2 and other greenhouse gas reductions being negotiated within the Copenhagen talks. Campaign Update: 21 Aug 09 What is REDD? REDD, or Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation, is a proposed scheme to financially compensate countries to reduce such emissions by better managing forest resources. Press Release: 18 Jul 09 Call to Eliminate Super Greenhouse Gases Gaining Momentum – Five Countries Pledge Support for Critical Climate Initiative Geneva – The Montreal Protocol’s role in global climate protection received a huge boost this morning on the last day of the meeting of its Open Ended Working Group. Five nations joined as co-sponsors to a joint proposal submitted by Micronesia and Mauritius that would allow the Montreal Protocol to phase out production and use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), a potent class of super greenhouse gases that threaten to derail efforts to halt global warming. Campaign Update: 15 Jul 09 EIA's Global Environment Campaigners attending Montreal Protocol Meeting Global Environment Campaigners Clare Perry and Fionnuala Walravens are attending the Montreal Protocol's Working Group Meeting in Geneva 15th - 18th JUly Press Release: 10 Jul 09 The HFC Imperative –Essential Action for Global Climate Protection Impact of Phasing out Super Greenhouse Gases equal to 10 years of global carbon dioxide emissions Announcement: 6 Jul 09 2 minutes to help prevent climate change On June 30th, Clive Efford MP, introduced a Bill to parliament which seeks to deal with emissions of HFC (hydrofluorocarbons) from supermarkets in the UK. Campaign Update: 4 Jun 09 EIA's Global Environment Campaigner to attend vital climate talks in Bonn Fionnuala Walravens, EIA's Global Environment Campaigner will be heading to the Bonn climate talks to lobby for a global HFC phase out Press Release: 1 Jun 09 Vital refrigerant gas phase-out will be discussed at Bonn climate talks Success for EIA campaign to phase out massively global warming HFC chemicals in chiller cabinets and cars Press Release: 20 Apr 09 EIA warns that revised European regulation on ozone-depleting chemicals leaves loopholes for illegal trade AS the European Union enters the final phase of revising its ozone depleting substances (ODS) regulation. EIA is cautioning that the new regulation does not take account of past mistakes and continues to allow loop holes for illegal trade in controlled chemicals. It also allows for production and export of large quantities of ODS to developing countries precisely at a time when efforts are underway to try to creduce and eliminate consumption of these chemicals. Urgent: 27 Feb 09 SAVE NIYAMGIRI TIGER FORESTS TAKE ACTION AGAINST HABITAT DESTRUCTION AND UNSUSTAINABLE MINING IN INDIA. Campaign Update: 18 Feb 09 CHILLING Facts: Supermarkets' greenwash claims countered. SINCE our ChillingFacts campaign was launched (on February 2nd) there has been a flurry of interest from supermarket bosses, media, the refrigeration industry, MPs and campaign supporters. Press Release: 11 Feb 09 BLACK market in illegal gas could flourish, warns EIA. A BLACK market in banned ozone-depleting gases could thrive following their Europe-wide phase-out, the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has warned. Press Release: 26 Jan 09 PROVIDE more resources to fight global environmental crime, EIA tells governments. TO MARK International Customs Day, the Environmental Investigation Agency today challenges governments to provide adequate resources to police, customs and enforcement agencies throughout the world to follow up ‘green’ rhetoric with real commitment and to tackle the growing threat of organised crime against the environment. Campaign Update: 19 Jan 09 WORLD'S glaciers - most melted by 2050, say scientists. MOST of the world’s glaciers could vanish in the next 40 years, scientists have warned – yet the causes could be much nearer to home say EIA. Campaign Update: 11 Jan 09 ‘WARMER sea absorbing less C02’, scientists find. EIA’s recent call for the urgent tackling of a ‘gas timebomb’ has been highlighted by a new scientific study uncovering a sudden and dramatic drop in carbon dioxide being absorbed by the sea. 1 Dec 08 ACT now to tackle 'gas timebomb.' DELEGATES from almost every country in the world gather today for the start of crucial talks aimed at creating an ambitious international climate pact. Press Release: 13 Oct 08 ENVIRONMENTAL crime is 'a threat to our future.' LONDON: EIA this week issues a 'call to action' urging the international community to combat organised environmental crime, which it says is a serious and growing threat across the world. 30 Jul 08 Available, Affordable and Appropriate HFC-free Refrigeration and Cooling Technologies for Replacing CFCs and HCFCs in Article 5 countries At the recent Open Ended Working Group in Bangkok EIA and Greenpeace hosted a side event with presentations from experts in the refrigeration sector. Press Release: 9 Jul 08 Ozone-friendly replacement gases will be disastrous for global warming, warn experts. THE RECENT decision to accelerate the phase-out of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) – air conditioning and refrigeration gases will in fact, vastly undermine efforts to reduce global warming if proper precautions are not taken, the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) warned today. Press Release: 17 Apr 08 EIA: Call for tougher action on global eco crime at UN EIA has been urging the international law enforcement community to make environmental crime a higher priority on the agenda and to learn lessons from drugs and arms trafficking. Photo Story: 13 Mar 08 IMAGES from the sell-out Douglas Adams Memorial Lecture. A big 'thank you' to all those who attended this year's event headlined by Dr Steven Pinker and the cast from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Announcement: 28 Jan 08 Renowned psychologist gives insight into workings of the human mind. Join us for an evening with author and cognitive scientist Steven Pinker as he presents his lecture, “The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature.” Press Release: 3 Dec 07 Chiller cabinet and air-con chemicals will fuel global warming. BALI phase-out of HFC chemicals in chiller cabinets and cars will prevent the release of massive quantities of global warming gases, says EIA. Press Release: 24 Sep 07 Limited Edition EIA T-Shirt & Bag Range Launched October sees Revolting Ltd and the Environmental Investigation Agency unveil their exclusive limited run of tees and bags. Press Release: 20 Sep 07 Montreal: Top awards for our work exposing illegal chemicals trade Environmental Investigation Agency is ‘best of the best’ for ground-breaking work to reveal international smuggling of banned ozone-depleting chemicals Press Release: 14 Sep 07 Montreal: an early freeze on HCFCs to stop the warming An accelerated phase-out of HCFCs by the Montreal Protocol would have a decisive impact on global warming and climate change, says the Environmental Investigation Agency Press Release: 10 Sep 07 Beetham Towers Investigation UK's Tallest Residential Towers use Rainforest Timber from Illegal Logging Hotspot, warn EIA Press Release: 16 Mar 07 Environmentalists Applaud U.S. Proposal to Speed Phase-out of Chemicals Harmful to Ozone Layer and Climate Washington, D.C.; The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) today announced their support for recent proposals by the U.S. and other governments to accelerate the phase-out of a group of chemicals known as “hydrochloroflourocarbons” (HCFCs) that are dangerous to the ozone layer and the climate. Press Release: 7 Mar 07 Governments Urged to Use Ozone Treaty to Buy Time against Global Warming Washington, D.C. ; Pointing to recent scientific findings that actions taken under the ozone layer treaty could do more to combat climate change than the Kyoto Protocol, the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) is calling on governments to accelerate the phase-out of key gases to buy time against global warming. Press Release: 11 Nov 06 Chemicals Trapped Between Treaties Undermine Progress on Climate Announcement: 5 Oct 06 An Evening to Remember Press Release: 21 Aug 06 Ozone-Friendly Alternatives Intensify Global Warming Replacements for CFCs threaten to undo Kyoto's progress Press Release: 7 Aug 06 Strawberries Linked to Skin Cancer as Monterey Bay Strawberry Festival Approaches Press Release: 15 May 06 EIA Wins Award for Protecting Ozone Layer London: The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), an international campaigning organisation, has won the 2006 Stratospheric Ozone Protection Award. This is for its efforts to protect the Earth’s ozone layer by investigating and exposing the smuggling in ozone-depleting chemicals. Press Release: 3 May 06 Strawberries Linked to Skin Cancer During Melanoma Awareness Month WASHINGTON, D.C. – Citing recent unprecedented thinning of the Earth’s protective ozone layer over North America and rising skin cancer rates in the U.S., environmentalists are using Melanoma Awareness Month as an opportunity to call for an urgent end to the use of methyl bromide, an ozone layer-destroying pesticide used in vast quantities by the California strawberry industry. Press Release: 27 Feb 06 California Strawberry Industry Defends Ozone-Depleting Chemicals as Children Face Unprecedented Skin Cancer Risks Washington, D.C.; Pointing to recent news that the hole in the Earth’s ozone layer is expected to increase significantly in the next few years, the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) today called on the California Strawberry Commission to cease using the ozone layer destroying pesticide methyl bromide. Announcement: 16 Jan 06 China’s export policy for ozone depleting substances to be changed after EIA report reveals rampant smuggling in the country Press Release: 13 Dec 05 China Exposed as Lead Player in Global CFC Smuggling Racket as Ozone Damage Worsens London; New evidence was revealed today of the leading role played by Chinese firms in the worldwide illegal trade in ozone-destroying CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons). The revelations, released by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), come at a time when the ozone layer is in a fragile state, with severe depletion this year over both the northern and southern hemisphere. 7 Oct 05 Ask U.S. Supermarket to Protect the Ozone Layer and Human Health Ask your supermarket to stop selling food that destroys the ozone layer. Supermarkets can protect human health and global environment by ensuring that the produce they sell is not grown with methyl bromide, a chemical that eats away the Earth’s protective ozone layer. Increases in ultraviolet radiation due to a thinning ozone layer may cause skin cancer, cataracts, harm the immune system and upset the fragile balance of entire ecosystems. Announcement: 20 Sep 05 Continued Production of CFCs in Europe EIA has contacted the Environment Ministers of Spain, Greece France and the UK to urge them to call for a halt of the production of CFCs which exploits a loophole in the Montreal Protocol. Press Release: 16 Sep 05 Environmentalists Call on European Countries to Stop Producing Ozone-Destroying Chemicals as Ozone Hole Approaches Record Size London; The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) is marking World Ozone Day by calling on European Union countries still producing ozone destroying chemicals, such as CFCs, to halt production in light of new evidence of the most severe thinning of the ozone layer. Press Release: 29 Aug 05 Environmentalists call for new leadership at California Strawberry Commission The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) today called on the California Strawberry Commission to hire a President who is committed to protecting children’s health by stopping the use of methyl bromide, a potent ozone layer-destroying pesticide. Campaign Update: 1 Jul 05 Makgadikgadi Programme Update: On-site Visit Triggers Optimism A recent on-site visit to the controversial Makgadikgadi fence to discuss the implementation of much needed mitigation measures has proved encouraging. Although follow-up action on the ground is yet to be taken, EIA remains optimistic that the agreed measures will be put in place. Press Release: 27 Jun 05 Massive Secret Stockpiles of Ozone Layer Destroying Chemical Exposed in the U.S. Montréal, Québec: A new report released today by the non-profit Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) exposes massive secret stockpiles in the U.S. of methyl bromide, a powerful ozone layer destroying chemical. The report, “The Continued Destruction of the Ozone Layer and U.S. Abuse of Methyl Bromide Critical-Use Exemptions,” is being released to coincide with the opening meeting of the 189-nation Montreal Protocol, an international treaty that protects the ozone layer, which shields life on Earth from harmful ultraviolet radiation. Press Conference: 23 Jun 05 United States Ignores Recent Severe Ozone Layer Thinning, Continues to Press for Production of Ozone Destroying Pesticide Despite new evidence of dramatic thinning of the ozone layer over the Arctic, the United States is demanding that the world’s governments allow it to continue producing and using methyl bromide, a potent ozone destroying pesticide. Press Release: 2 Jun 05 California Strawberry Commission Ignores Thinning Ozone Layer, Risks to Children's Health Washington, DC, June 2, 2005: Despite alarming new evidence of severe ozone layer thinning and doubling of childhood skin cancer rates, the California Strawberry Commission will lead efforts to continue massive commercial use of the potent ozone depleting pesticide, methyl bromide, at a global meeting on ozone layer protection later this month. Press Release: 13 May 05 U.S. Strawberry Industry Threatens Fragile Ozone Layer Washington, DC: Environmentalists today blamed the strawberry industry for the United States’ refusal to halt the unnecessary use of a potent ozone-destroying chemical, warning that the protective ozone layer over the northern hemisphere has been severely weakened in recent months. This comes at a time of rising skin cancer rates, with more than 1 million Americans diagnosed each year. Announcement: 25 Apr 05 EIA launches a new range of training materials for the enforcement community to combat the illegal trade in ODS A new training video, accompanying briefing sheets and enforcement assistance section of EIA’s website was produced by EIA in cooperation with UNEP to assist in combating the illegal trade in ozone depleting substances. Press Release: 23 Nov 04 NGO Launches Campaign to Remove Food Produced with Methyl Bromide from American Supermarket Shelves Prague; The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) is launching a campaign to convince United States supermarkets to stop selling food, such as tomatoes, strawberries and nuts, grown or treated with the deadly chemical methyl bromide. Campaign Update: 23 Nov 04 Curbing Illegal Trade in CFCs at the Source EIA launched its latest briefing on at the 16th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol held in Prague in the Czech Republic. Announcement: 3 Jun 04 Update on EIA’s Okavango Programme and Introduction to Makgadikgadi Fence Issue. EIA's Okavango Programme relates to the Okavango Delta in Ngamiland, northern Botswana, and a proposal by the Botswana government's Ministry of Agriculture to expand commercial cattle ranching within the region. Campaign Update: 23 Mar 04 US Demands Increase in Dangerous Chemicals Despite Global Security and Environmental Concerns Montreal: A United States delegation arrived today at a special meeting of the 184 nation Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer to press for an increase in the quota of Methyl Bromide (MB), a highly toxic and ozone depleting pesticide. Announcement: 1 Mar 04 UNEP Encourages Public-Private Partnership to Tackle Illegal Trade in Ozone-depleting Substances Bangkok, March 1, 2004 - A new alliance has been forged to tackle the environmental crime of illegal trade in ozone-depleting substances (ODS), following a meeting last week of governments, international agencies, chemical producers and non-governmental organisations (NGOs). Campaign Update: 28 Nov 03 Environmentalists Reiterate Concerns Over Unscrupulous CFC Trading by Singapore Companies EIA responds to whitewash by Singapore's National Environment Agency of serious allegations concerning illegal trade in CFC chemicals. Campaign Update: 14 Nov 03 NGO Warns of Clandestine Stockpiling and Smuggling of Dangerous Chemical as Ozone Negotiations Break Down Nairobi, 14th November 2003. At the 15th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) warned of a variety of unscrupulous and illicit practices involving methyl bromide, a highly toxic and ozone depleting pesticide. These include unreported stockpiling, dumping into developing countries by industry, and increasing smuggling. Press Release: 10 Nov 03 CFC Smuggling Scam Exposed EIA's latest report Press Release: 16 Sep 03 Recovery of the ozone layer threatened by smuggling, profit and complacency Campaign Update: 10 Jul 03 EIA Welcomes European Union Decision to Hasten Closure of CFC Factories Montreal: The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) today applauded an announcement by the European Union concerning the closure of two chemical plants producing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), but warned that further cuts are needed. Press Release: 26 Dec 01 Environmental Hero Honoured by BBC London; Allan Thornton, chairman of the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency has won a unique BBC Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding services to wildlife over the past quarter century. Campaign Update: 12 Oct 01 Environmental Investigators Expose Massive Smuggling of Contraband Ozone-Depleting Chemicals into India Shocking new evidence is revealed today by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) documenting the thriving illegal trade in ozone-depleting substances (ODS) into India from Nepal and Bangladesh as part of a wider international trade. Press Release: 5 Jun 01 Environmental Investigation Agency Receives United Nations Environment Award The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) will today award the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) with the prestigious Global 500 Roll of Honour for outstanding contributions to the protection of the environment. Campaign Update: 15 Sep 00 Ozone layer under siege from surging illegal CFC trade A rapid proliferation of illegal trade in CFCs and other ozone depleting substances is emerging as a serious threat to the world's ozone layer, according to the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) .
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