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Trials and triumphs at the annual Montreal Protocol meeting
This chilly weather is certainly a shock to the system and doubly so given last week I was in balmy Bangkok attending the Montreal Protocol annual Meeting of the Parties. But it’s definitely not as glamorous as it might sound, arriving in on Sunday barely gave us time to get over the seven hour time [...]
Maximizing Climate Benefits from Ozone Protection
A report examine three options to be considered by a Montreal Protocol meeting, each of which would produce greater emission reductions than those resulting from the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol or any near-term options being considered in the climate talks.
Massive greenhouse gas emissions could be prevented by ozone convention
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 [...]
Climate commitments hang in the balance sheet
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 [...]
Companies urged to reject HFC-23 credit trade
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 [...]