Unprecedented global attention on super greenhouse gases – hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) – resulted in agreement on a way forward under the Montreal Protocol when, at the five-day meeting in Bangkok, the African group emerged as a strong voice in support of tackling HFCs, overcoming resistance by a minority of countries
India has submitted an advance copy of an amendment proposal to the Montreal Protocol proposing a phase-down of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) ahead of a special meeting in Bangkok of the Open-Ended Working Group
At a meeting of the Parties of the Montreal Protocol in Paris, the international community has moved closer to a deal on eliminating hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). It will be important that the European Union now amends the Montreal Protocol in 2015 to provide reassurance on finance and technology to developing countries
As the annual international conference on climate change (CoP19) draws to a close in Warsaw, the Environmental Investigation Agency criticised India and Saudi Arabia for blocking an agreement which could prevent the release of up to 100 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions by 2050
Progress towards addressing hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) was made and the majority of Parties demonstrated a willingness to move towards a global agreement. This was despite India, the world’s 10th largest economy, blocking detailed discussions of the proposals
At today’s meeting of EU Environment Ministers, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Poland and Spain refused to extend the EU-ETS ban on industrial gas offset credits to their national greenhouse gas reduction targets, prompting concern some EU Member States are not taking their environmental responsibilities seriously