We’re sharing a flashback to a film we made in 2005 to accompany our report Under the Counter, a major Climate team investigation into the illicit production and trade of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), the chemical responsible for the hole in the ozone layer.
Refrigerant gases have now been added to EIA’s first-of-its-kind Global Environmental Crime Tracker
Scientists have discovered higher-than-expected levels of ozone-destroying chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) gases in the atmosphere – strongly suggesting illegal manufacture, use and emissions
For the first time, China has prosecuted a company for the illegal use of a dangerous ozone-depleting gas in its products
The unexpected rise in emissions of CFC-11 was top of the agenda at the 40th Open Ended Working Group (OEWG) to the Montreal Protocol in Vienna. Tina Birmpili of the Ozone Secretariat said it was “critical to take stock of the science and take action” and urged parties to “not relax their vigilance for a second”
In the wake of startling evidence of unexplained emissions of the ozone-destroying chemical CFC-11 in the atmosphere, we have found compelling evidence that illegal production and use of CFC-11 in China is the cause