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 […]
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 […]
This document outlines systemic issues with carbon offsetting, and with the generation, sale and use of carbon credits, before discussing in greater detail EIA UK’s stance on the most prominent carbon trading mechanisms: Voluntary Carbon Markets, Emissions Trading Schemes and Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.
The Montreal Protocol has achieved remarkable success in controlling the production and use of controlled ozone-depleting substances (ODS) and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), but unmanaged ‘banks’ of these substances in equipment and stockpiles threaten its legacy.
EIA Briefing to the 37th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol 3 – 7 November 2025 As the international community marks four decades of the Vienna Convention, the achievements made under the treaty and its Montreal Protocol stand as proof that, by following the science and prioritising the protection of human health and […]
Following revelations of unexpected CFC-11 emissions in 2018 and reports of record atmospheric HFC-23 concentrations and other unexpected emissions, legitimate questions have been raised as to whether the Montreal Protocol’s institutions and controls are fit for purpose, not only to sustain the phase-out of ozone depleting substances (ODS) but also to address the unique challenges of the hydrofluorocarbons (HFC) phase-down.