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Montreal Protocol actions would exceed UNFCCC/Kyoto reductions While most of the world is focused on the UNFCCC climate negotiations leading up to the December meeting in Cancun, next week’s Montreal Protocol meeting will consider three distinct decisions, each of which would produce greater emission reductions than those resulting from the first commitment period of the [...]
Budget deficits jeopardize phase-out of harmful refrigerant gases A SMALL group of policy-makers meeting in Montreal this week will decide if up to nine billion tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions (Gt CO2e) could be prevented by accelerating the phase-out of refrigerant gases called HCFCs as agreed in 2007. To put this in context, approximately [...]
Carbon credit value means greenhouse gas is made just for destruction THE London-based Environmental Investigation Agency is today calling on 10 major UK businesses to lead the way and take a credible stand against greenhouse gas emissions by ceasing to trade in deeply flawed HFC-23 carbon credits. HFC-23 is a potent greenhouse gas which [...]
Report exposes damage caused by supermarket refrigeration in the UK THE Co-operative Group’s green and ethical credentials have been called into question in a new survey examining the impact of supermarket fridges and freezers on global warming. The Chilling Facts survey found that the Co-operative Group is using the ozone-destroying refrigerant HCFCs in 50 [...]