The Chairman of the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) is to receive an OBE in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace today at 10am. The Officer of the Order of the British Empire is being awarded Allan Thornton in recognition of his outstanding work to protect the environment
On the Agenda were several very important issues which give the Montreal Protocol the chance to really secure its position as the world’s most effective environmental treaty. Notably: two proposals to phase-down global HFC use
A report examining 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
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. These three options are the main subject of Our report, Maximizing Climate Benefits from Ozone Protection
For most people contact with customs officers is normally limited to deciding whether to choose the green or red channel when arriving at airports. Yet customs agents have a vital role to play in combating environmental crime
The Montreal Protocol's Executive Committee is meeting to discuss accelerating the phase-out of hydrofluorochlorocarbons (HCFCs), potent greenhouse gases used as refrigerants. This phase-out was previously agreed in 2007 and could result in nine billion tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions being prevented