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Chilling Facts
How supermarket refrigeration is heating up the planet.
Last Updated: 29 Jan 09

ACT now to address the HFC explosion.
The urgent need for collaboration between the UNFCCC and the Montreal Protocol to establish a fast-acting HFC phase-out.
Last Updated: 4 Dec 08

A Climate Briefing
How rising HFC use and emissions can be addressed by the Montreal Protocol in co-ordination with climate negotiations
Last Updated: 18 Nov 08

Environmental Crime - a threat to our future
Organised environmental crime poses a growing threat, yet remains a low priority for the enforcement community. This report shows the scale and impacts of environmental crime and calls for strong political will to tackle it as a matter of urgency.
Last Updated: 10 Oct 08

Second Chance
How the Montreal Protocol can take further steps to protect the environment
Last Updated: 4 Jul 08

Facing the F-gas Challenge
The urgent need for a global HFC phase-out.
Last Updated: 3 Dec 07

An Early Freeze to Stop the Warming
The urgency of an accelerated phase-out for HCFCs
Last Updated: 14 Sep 07

Upholding The Law - the Challenge of Effective Enforcement
ENVIRONMENT and wildlife crimes - such as illegal logging, ivory poaching and trading in tiger parts and rare animals - are now so rife they should be treated as serious transnational organised crime, says EIA.
Last Updated: 7 Jun 07

HCFC Phase-out:
A comparative Assessment of the Proposed Adjustments
Last Updated: 31 May 07

Preventing illegal trade in ODS:
Strengthening the Montreal Protocol licensing system
Last Updated: 31 May 07

An Unwelcome Encore
The illegal trade in HCFCs
Last Updated: 1 Oct 06

ODS TRACKING
Feasibility study on developing a system for monitoring the transboundary movement of controlled ozone-depleting substances between the Parties to the Montreal Protocol
Last Updated: 26 Sep 06

Turning up the Heat
Linkages between ozone layer depletion and climate change: The urgent case of HCFCs and HFCs
Last Updated: 31 Aug 06

Opportunity Wasted
Methyl Bromide: Our best chance to Reduce Ozone Depletion Now
Last Updated: 11 Aug 06

Closing Time
Why production of CFCs for BDN should end
Last Updated: 4 Jul 06

Under the Counter - China's Booming Illegal Trade in Ozone Depleting Substances
This report provides evidence of the leading role played by Chinese firms in the worldwide illegal trade in the CFCs (chloroflurocarbons).
Last Updated: 13 Dec 05

The Final Push - Now is the time to cease production of CFCs for basic domestic needs (BDN)
Last Updated: 28 Jun 05

The Continued Destruction of the Ozone Layer - US Abuse of Methyl Bromide Exemptions
This report, released to coincide with the Second Extraordinary Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, describes recent severe depletion of the ozone layer over the northern hemisphere and U.S. demands to continue producing and consuming the potent ozone-destroying chemical, methyl bromide, which was to be phased out in the developed world on January 1, 2005.
Last Updated: 27 Jun 05

Dead End
A briefing document on the c onstruction of a game-proof fence around the Makgadikgadi National Park, Botswana
Last Updated: 9 Feb 05

Methyl Bromide Use: Stop and Take Stock
Last Updated: 23 Nov 04

Curbing Illegal Trade at the Source
The Need for Cuts in the Production of CFCs
Last Updated: 19 Nov 04

Update: Controlling the ODS Trade: The need to strengthen licensing systems
Update Sheet
Last Updated: 18 Nov 04

Controlling the ODS Trade: The Need to Strengthen Licensing Systems
Last Updated: 8 Jul 04

Lost in Transit
Global CFC smuggling trends and the need for a faster phase-out
Last Updated: 10 Nov 03

A Line in the Sand
EIA’s briefing document, "A Line in the Sand", outlines the responsibility that Europe has in this cattle fencing issue by illustrating the link between EU beef subsidies and the Botswana cattle export industry. The briefing voices the concerns of local stakeholders, including those of members of the Xai Xai Community, the community which will be most affected if the proposed development goes ahead. Recommendations to EU governments, MEPs, and the Government of Botswana are provided.
Last Updated: 6 Oct 03

Push to the Finishing Line
Why the Montreal Protocol needs to accelerate the phase-out of CFC production for Basic Domestic Needs
Last Updated: 7 Jul 03

European Union CFC Production and the Worldwide Illegal Trade in Ozone Depleting Substances
Last Updated: 24 Nov 02

Curbing Illegal Trade in ODS
Why The Montreal Protocol needs an Enforcement Assistance Unit
Last Updated: 18 Jul 02

Unfinished Business
The continued illegal trade in ozone-depleting substances and the threat posed to the Montreal Protocol phase-out
Last Updated: 1 Oct 01

Actions parties to the Montreal Protocol need to take at the 2001 Open Ended Working Group to curb the illegal trade in ODS
At the 12th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, Decision XII/10 on the prevention of illegal trade in ozone-depleting substances was adopted.
Last Updated: 24 Jul 01

Actions needed at the 12th Meeting of the Parties of the Montreal Protocol to combat illegal trade in ODS
EIA urges for international cooperation against the smuggling of Ozone-Depleting Substances (ODS), to be addressed at at the 12th Meeting of the Parties of the Montreal Protocol, due to a recent increase in their illegal trade.
Last Updated: 11 Dec 00

A Crime Against Nature
Investigations by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) prove that the integrity, effectiveness and successes of the Montreal Protocol are seriously imperilled by the large scale illegal trade in ozone-depleting substances (ODS)
Last Updated: 1 Nov 98

Chilling Facts About a Burning Issue
CFC Smuggling In The European Union
Last Updated: 1 Sep 97