India's journey towards sustainable cooling
Sustainability, for long, has been at the core of Indian lifestyle and its indigenous knowledge and sustainable practices have played a crucial role in helping people be informed and make environmentally
Montreal Protocol
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Harnessing international institutions to address climate change
Most discussions about using international institutions to address climate change focus narrowly on the work of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. However, many other international institutions also have a significant role to play in mitigating and adapting to the effects of climate change.
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A bright future for the Montreal Protocol
In the early 1970s, scientists warned that anthropogenic chemicals containing chlorine (Cl) would lead to destruction of stratospheric ozone (O3), the protective veil that reduces the amount of harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays that reach the Earth
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Unpacking the problem
The attractions of a piecemeal approach to global warming
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An unparalleled opportunity for Copenhagen eliminate HFCs
Halogenated gases currently contribute 12% to overall radiative forcing. While actions under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (Montreal Protocol) are already addressing CFCs and HCFCs, atmospheric concentrations of some HFCs (hydrofluorocarbons) are rising rapidly, by more than 23% each year.
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Climate benefits from ozone layer protection: Low hanging fruits
Focuses on the issue of phasing down hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) use. It also provides a summary of the UN DPI non-governmental organization briefing on the ozone layer and climate change held on 18 June 2009, including presentations as well as the question and answer session held with ozone experts.
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Transferring environmentally sound technologies in an intellectual property-friendly framework
Given the emissions forecasts of both the industrialized and developing economies, and the disproportionate vulnerability of the world
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Ozone protocol squares up to climate
Europeans back efforts to amend the Montreal Protocol to address global warming.
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Reducing abrupt climate change risk using the Montreal Protocol and other regulatory actions to complement cuts in CO2 emissions
Current emissions of anthropogenic greenhouse gases (GHGs) have already committed the planet to an increase in average surface temperature by the end of the century that may be above the critical threshold for tipping elements of the climate system into abrupt change with potentially irreversible and unmanageable consequences. This would mean that the climate system is
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Roadmap unveiled for phasing out HCFCs by 2030
India on Tuesday unveiled its roadmap for phasing out hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFC) by 2030 under the Montreal Protocol even as it sought the requisite technology and funds for it from the global community.
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Nitrous Oxide (N2O): The dominant ozone-depleting substance emitted in the 21st century
By comparing the ozone depletion potential