This year the Montreal Protocol community marks a decade since the adoption of the Kigali Amendment. The 10-year Kigali anniversary is a significant milestone, but comes at a time of accelerating climate breakdown, ongoing threats to ozone layer recovery and a wider weakening in multilateral cooperation. As the Executive Committee (ExCom) convenes for its 98th […]
Fossil fuels are the primary driver of the climate crisis, responsible for the majority of global greenhouse gas emissions. Phasing out fossil fuels is the most important step the world can take to limit warming and protect communities. For years, scientists, civil society and impacted countries and communities promoted action on fossil fuels, yet it hasremained marginalised from multilateral discussions. That is beginning to change.
This briefing assesses whether the EU Methane Regulation could undermine the EU’s security of supply and competitiveness. The available evidence does not support claims that methane standards threaten European energy supply. The EU remains a highly attractive export destination for oil and gas. Where supply risks exist, they are driven primarily by geopolitics, infrastructure constraints […]
A new model for implementation. Climate change demands urgent action on multiple fronts and tackling super pollutants is among the most powerful levers available. Super pollutants – methane, tropospheric ozone, nitrous oxide, black carbon and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) – are responsible for up to 45 per cent of current warming. Many are also short-lived climate pollutants […]
Why upstream action and coalition pathways are essential to deliver results Global plastic pollution continues to rise despite decades of policy focus on downstream waste management. Negotiations towards an international legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution (ILBI) under UNEA Resolution 5/14 have progressed in form but remain politically stalled on several foundational questions. Central […]
How global cooperation to reduce plastic production can help end the plastic crisis Global plastics negotiations may be stalled, but Bending the Curve shows countries do not need full consensus to act. New EIA modelling finds that coalitions of ambitious nations can significantly cut plastic production, pollution and emissions without universal agreement. If current trends […]