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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Curb HFCs
Plea to phase down a potent greenhouse gas TWO island nations vulnerable to climate change impacts, Micronesia and Mauritius, have sought curbs on a chemical that could represent a third of the total greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions by 2040. In a joint representation, the two countries sought US support to regulate production and use of hydroflourocarbons (hfcs) by getting them included
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US Says Wants To Cut Potent HFC Greenhouse Gases
The United States intends to work toward reducing emissions of potent greenhouse gases found in refrigerators and air conditioning systems but has not yet decided which international venue to use to advance the issue, US officials said on Monday.
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Letter from Senators Kerry and Boxer to President Obama to encourage the U.S.to submit a proposed amendment.
Two island nations, Micronesia and Mauritius, filed a proposed amendment on 30th April 09 to regulate HFCs under the Montreal Protocol ozone treaty. HFC emissions are expected to grow rapidly over the next few decades, equaling about one third of the climate problem by 2040.
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Proposal by Island Nations aims to solve 1/3 of climate change problem under ozone treaty
The IGSD press release on a joint proposal by Micronesia and Mauritius for phasing down HFCs which could otherwise be responsible for 1/3rd of total climate emissions by 2040. The U.S. is also considering submitting its own proposal on HFCs to the Montreal Protocol.
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Copenhagen climate summit: Greenpeace demands
This year will see an intensive round of international negotiations, culminating in the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit in December as governments thrash out a deal to combat climate change.
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Cutting out the chemicals
The international treaty drawn up to tackle ozone-destroying substances is gearing up to curb greenhouse gases.
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The Montreal Protocol must regulate HFCs to prevent exacerbation of global climate change while restoring the ozone layer
The Montreal Protocol on Substances that De
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Ozone layer preservation day today
The international day for the preservation of the ozone layer is being observed on Tuesday with focus on combating the depletion of the earth
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Share The Burden (Editorial)
The world can ill afford to haggle over climate change Brahma Chellaney Climate change has been correctly identified as a threat multiplier. Yet it has already become a divisive issue, with the danger that the rich nations' efforts to lock in their advantages by revising the 1992 Rio bargain and rejigging their Kyoto Protocol obligations through a new regime could create another global divide between haves and have-nots
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Natural refrigerants: sustainable ozone - and climate-friendly alternatives to HCFCs
It is now common knowledge that the Montreal Protocol in its effort to phase out the use of ozone depleting substances, especially CFCs, also alleviated the growing climate problem significantly. Some say the world was given a grace period of 10 years in which to react to the potentially cataclysmic effects of climate change. This publication attempts to provide information and guidance to decision makers in developing countries, both in government and the private sector.