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HFCs: The greenhouse gas the world is finally talking about

Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) are everywhere: in our cars, refrigerators, air-conditioners and wall insulation. They are also increasingly in our atmosphere, where they are important contributors to climate change. Yet you don’t hear HFCs – aka fluorinated- or F-gases – talked about all that much. Until now, that is

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On World Pangolin Day spread word of unique creature’s plight

February 21 is World Pangolin Day and to mark the occasion we’re pleased to publish this guest blog from Darren Pietersen, chairman of the African Pangolin Working Group, a not-for-profit organisation based in Africa which undertakes research and conservation activities on pangolins in various African countries

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UN Climate Summit – more hot air or a breath of hope?

The purpose of the 2014 Climate Summit was to raise political momentum for a meaningful universal climate agreement in Paris in 2015 and to galvanize transformative action in all countries to reduce emissions and build resilience to the adverse impacts of climate change

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A fascination for documenting tigers in the forests of India

Photographer Michael Vickers is a long-standing supporter and friend of EIA, if you’ve followed our Tiger Campaign in recent years, you can’t have failed to see his beautiful images of these amazing big cats. In a special guest blog, Michael talks about his passion for tigers and shares a few stories from the field