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 […]
EIA Briefing to the 47th Meeting the Open-ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, 7-11 July 2025. As the climate crisis intensifies and threats to the ozone layer continue to mount, there are multiple urgent issues before Parties at the 47th Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG47) of the Montreal Protocol.
This report analyses the climate impact of supermarket refrigeration, revealing that up to 70 per cent of a supermarket’s non-supply chain emissions stem from cooling – primarily from energy consumption and the use of hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants, potent greenhouse gases.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) is the most significant ozone-depleting substance (ODS) in the world today and is projected to remain so throughout the 21st century. It is also the third most important greenhouse gas (GHG), being 273 times more potent than carbon dioxide (CO2) on a tonne-for-tonne basis over a 100-year period.
From 8th to 12th July 2024, the Parties to the Montreal Protocol will be attending the 46th Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG-46) in Montreal. EIA has produced a new briefing for the meeting, exploring the significant opportunities for the Parties to the Montreal Protocol to demonstrate strong leadership in living up to its reputation as the “most successful environmental treaty.”
A deadly cocktail of unexplained chemical gases harmful to the Earth’s ozone layer and climate is building up in the atmosphere, documented in this briefing to the 34th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol (MoP34), in Montreal, Canada. EIA investigations traced the source of CFC-11 to illegal production and use in the polyurethane […]