Tag cloud | Search results (213)added 7 September, 2010 « The ministerial meeting on climate finance that took place in Geneva last week focused on the new climate fund. On the side of the meeting, six European countries detailed their... » added 30.08.2010source: Noé21The solutions are waiting added 30 August, 2010 « A video on how to fight global warming by Noé21, an independent association founded in 2003 in Geneva, whose mission is to identify, evaluate and promote solutions to c... » added 27 August, 2010 « Brussels 27 August 2010: BeyondHFCs, the international campaign advocating the phase-out of climate warming f-gases and their replacement with natural refrigerants, is proud to ... » added 25 August, 2010 « The Australia-based Green Cooling Association is urging the new Australian government to put in place an effective scheme for the recovery and destruction of global warming refr... » added 24 August, 2010 « Brussels 24 August 2010: BeyondHFCs, the international campaign advocating the phase-out of climate warming f-gases and their replacement with natural refrigerants, is happy to ... » added 12 August, 2010 « In June 2010, the parliamentary group DIE LINKE asked the German government to clarify their stand on the new synthetic refrigerant for car air-conditioning systems that is adva... » added 9 August, 2010 « Despite high expectations, the 175 nations attending the first round of UN climate talks on a new climate pact made little progress on drafting a text, but succeeded in "narrowing gaps" among parties in order to move up a gear in the neg... » added 3 August, 2010 « Last October, on the eve of the Copenhagen talks, Richard Levangie pointed out that climate change isn’t only about carbon dioxide. Doing more to reduce non-CO2 climate change contributors, Levangie reported, “might head global warming... » added 3 August, 2010 « At a media briefing in Brussels, Belgium at the end of July, UNEP launched policy and technical guides designed to help governments and industries in developing countries make i... » added 28 July, 2010 « The German high-speed train ICE has made the headlines last week due to air-conditioning failures and passengers discomfort. The trains' air-conditioning systems are simply not ... » added 28 July, 2010 « Some herald it as the end of climate-damaging HFCs; others warn of the 'green' substitute's toxicity » added 27 July, 2010 « UNITED NATIONS -- Starting today, the members of the Executive Board of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) sit down to tackle arguably the most serious controversy since the beginning of the Kyoto Protocol system for offsetting greenhouse gas e... » added 27 July, 2010 « A new WRI report looks at what greenhouse gas emmisions reductions could be achieved through federal and state regulations that are already in place. » added 27 July, 2010 « As the Senate struggles with climate and energy legislation and Congress contemplates limiting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s authority, a new analysis brings clarity to the importance of regulatory tools in any approach. This an... » added 23 July, 2010 « The majority of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) offset credits issued to date are bogus, according to new research on industrial gas destruction projects. » added 23 July, 2010 « Existing carbon caps may be extended to 2013, and number of countries needed for deal may be lowered » added 22 July, 2010 « An estimated 4,600 pounds of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) has been released in the atmosphere in Tacoma, US due to a flawed purging process when recovering the refrigerant from se... » added 19 July, 2010 « India's Ministry of Environments and Forests released its greenhouse gas inventory of 2007 emissions last week, making it the first developing country to publish emissions data this year. » added 19 July, 2010 « COLOMBO, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The Maldives is hosting an innovative meeting of developing and rich world countries that want strong international action on climate change, the Maidivian presidential office said on Saturday in a statement. » added 19 July, 2010 « (PARIS) - Germany, France and Britain on Thursday jointly called for the European Union to deepen its planned reductions in greenhouse-gas emissions from 20 to 30 percent by 2020. » added 12 July, 2010 « The growth in the global air conditioning market is expected to soon recover from the decline triggered by the economic recession. According to a recent report, the market is ex... » added 9 July, 2010 « A small group of policy-makers meeting in Montreal this week will decide if up to nine billion tons of carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions (Gt CO2e) will be prevented by accelerating the phase-out of refrigerant gases called HCFCs as agreed in 200... » added 7 July, 2010 « In 2007, the president of the German car maker association VDA, declared that the German car makers would be the first ones to use the natural refrigerant CO2 in car air-conditi... » added 6 July, 2010 « A Kyoto Protocol scheme may be encouraging projects to emit more greenhouse gases because of incentives to earn carbon offsets from subsequently destroying these, a U.N. report said. » added 5 July, 2010 « The United Nations has issued the Millennium Development Goals Report 2010 assessing progress towards their achievement. In relation to climate change, the progress report draws... » added 24 June, 2010 « June 22 (Bloomberg) -- The United Nations may complete by August its review on the awarding of carbon credits for the emission of greenhouse gases more damaging than carbon dioxide, an official said. » added 22 June, 2010 « The UK's Centre for Alternative Technology suggests a roadmap for addressing carbon emissions in the UK. Cutting carbon emissions by 90% by 2030 will be possible thanks to apply... » added 21 June, 2010 « This briefing was prepared by the EIA to assist Parties in understanding the multiple issues being addressed at the 30th meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol (Geneva, June 2010) and their importance in re... » added 17 June, 2010 « The UK Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) is asking 10 major UK companies to set an example and cease trade with HFC-23 carbon credits that have become “perverse&rdq... » added 16 June, 2010 « BeyondHFCs is attending the 30th Open Ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol this week and holds a side event on Thursday this week in order to present our ... » added 15 June, 2010 « “There is already a wide array of safe and commercially proven HFC-free technologies available to meet nearly all those human needs that were formerly met by fluorocarbons... » added 16 June, 2010 « Clean Development Mechanism carbon offset scheme faces fresh criticism over dubious emission reduction projects » added 14 June, 2010 « 9 June 2010: UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer gave his final speech as Executive Secretary at a UN Climate Change negotiation in Bonn, Germany, on 9 June 2010, in which he outlined some personal reflections on how the negotiation process is ... » added 15 June, 2010 « UNITED NATIONS -- A broad coalition of activists are charging that as much as a third of all Kyoto Protocol carbon offset credits ever sold to banks and governments could be illegitimate because they were generated by firms manipulating the market... » added 11 June, 2010 « BeyondHFCs will participate in the 30th Open-ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in Geneva and use the occasion to present the campaign's progress as wel... » added 11 June, 2010 « In video interviews conducted by UNEP OzonAction Branch, high level people from the United Nations Environment Programme, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the E... » added 8 June, 2010 « In what is the first Clean Development Mechanism project in the Philippines that has the government acting as coordinating entity, about 375 chillers used in industrial, commerc... » added 7 June, 2010 « After having closed down all its production plants for CFCs much ahead of the schedule of the Montreal Protocol, , the world’s largest producer of Ozone Depleting Substances ( ODS) , China, has enacted today the Regulations on the Administra... » added 8 June, 2010 « An update on the role of climate finance in the international climate negotiations. » added 7 June, 2010 « In its first major Climate Action Report to the United Nations since 2007, the US projects that national greenhouse gases will grow by 4% by 2020. A large portion of the growth is driven by HFCs, which are projected to more than double. » added 2 June, 2010 « Margaret Aanyu, environment impact assessment officer and Ozone officer at NEMA says more than 50% of the refrigeration and air-condition equipment imported into Uganda is faulty. “These old pieces of equipment are the main source of leakage... » added 3 June, 2010 « In its first major Climate Action Report to the United Nations, the US projects that national greenhouse gases will grow by 4% by 2020. A large portion of the growth is driven b... » added 1 June, 2010 « May 27 (Bloomberg) -- The European Union will soon start a debate on banning some carbon offset credits used for compliance in the bloc's emissions-trading system and introducing tighter quantity limits, a senior EU official said. » added 28 May, 2010 « BRUSSELS, 28 MAY 2010: The German car maker association backs down from past promises and announces the future use of a controversial new refrigerant proposed by U.S. chemical g... » added 12 May, 2010 « Brussels, 12 May 2010: The European Commission claims to rest firm on the implementation of the MAC Directive in 2011 and that the automotive sector will be obliged to comply. H... » added 6 May, 2010 « The depletion of the Arctic ozone layer will continue to be of concern in the coming decades due to the high concentration of ozone-depleting substances in the atmosphere and th... » added 6 May, 2010 « The depletion of the Arctic ozone layer will continue to be of concern in the coming decades due to the high concentration of ozone-depleting substances in the atmosphere and the variability of Arctic meteorological conditions. The way that the Ar... » added 4 May, 2010 « The US EPA has put forward a long awaited proposal that will allow the use of certain hydrocarbons in new household refrigerator and freezer equipment, as well as new stand-alon... » added 29 April, 2010 « 35 new climate friendly Coca-Cola vending machines for the US Capitol buildings have been unveiled. Featuring natural refrigerant CO2 that reduces direct greenhouse gas emissions by 99%, the machines support the ‘Green the Capitol’ pro... » added 22 April, 2010 « Paris, France, 22 April 2010, Earth Day -- As the curtain is now fully raised on the world stage in which ozone depleting chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and halons are no longer produced, three journalists have received top honours from the United Na... » added 22 April, 2010 « Policies to enable developing countries to eventually eliminate their consumption of HCFCs in cooling and heating equipment and prioritise low-GWP technologies like natural refr... » added 22 March, 2010 « Initially invented in Japan, hundreds of thousands of vending machines operating with natural refrigerant carbon dioxide (also called CO2 or R-744) have to date been successfull... » added 18 March, 2010 « The 27 Ministers for Environment gathered this week in Brussels to debate the EU strategy for environment and climate action in preparation of COP16 in Mexico at the end of this... » added 12 March, 2010 « The European Commission (EC) presented a new communication on climate change, urging for a swift implementation of the Copenhagen Accord. The EC wishes to integrate the Copenhag... » added 11 March, 2010 « British Member of Parliament (MP) Clive Efford launched a bill under the ten-minute rule motion on 9 March 2010 calling for a phase-out of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in supermark... » added 2 March, 2010 « TOKYO, March 1 (Kyodo)—Climate negotiators from about 30 countries and international organizations began exploring ways in a two-day informal meeting from Monday in Tokyo to advance talks to craft a new global framework to combat climate cha... » added 2 March, 2010 « NUSA DUA, Indonesia, Feb. 26 (Reuters) - A World Environment Organization, similar to the World Trade Organization, could be formed as part of environmental governance reform, a meeting of environment ministers decided on Friday. » added 18 February, 2010 « The Maldives have announced to phase out HCFCs by 2020. An initiative in line with the island nation’s endeavour to become the first carbon neutral country. » added 4 February, 2010 « A recently published study shows that HFC-23 controlled by the Kyoto Protocol still grows strongly. This fuels the argument that Kyoto is a failure and strengthens the need to p... » added 3 February, 2010 « With the rancour of the failed Copenhagen climate talks still fresh, the election of Scott Brown leaving President Obama without a super-majority in the Senate and doubts over the reputation of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (I... » added 2 February, 2010 « The Voluntary Carbon Standard Association (VCSA) announced today that the scope of the VCS Program has been extended to include ozone‐ depleting substances (ODS). » added 2 February, 2010 « The Copenhagen accord required industrialised countries and rapidly emerging economies like India and China to formally notify their plans to act on carbon emissions by 31 Janua... » added 2 February, 2010 « Last month the 15th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP15) closed by announcing the Copenhagen Accord drawn up by major participating countries. Although the process produced some positive results &mda... » added 02.02.2010source: YouTubeBen & Jerry s New Green Freezers added 2 February, 2010 « WTOPnews.com report on a Ben & Jerry's hydrocarbon climate-friendly freezer in Georgetown, US. » added 1 February, 2010 « DAVOS, Switzerland, January 30, 2010 - The head of the International Monetary Fund today proposed to create a multi-billion dollar Green Fund that would provide the financing that countries need to cope with climate change and move to a low-carbon... » added 1 February, 2010 « The newly published EIA report ranks retailers by their progress toward natural refrigerants. Waitrose topped the EIA ranking, followed by Tesco and Marks and Spencer. The EIA c... » added 27 January, 2010 « The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is soliciting award nominations by March 1, 2010, for individuals, teams and organizations that have made significant contributions to ozone layer protection. » added 25 January, 2010 « New Delhi, Jan 24 : India, China, Brazil and South Africa Sunday announced their support to the Copenhagen Accord to combat climate change but emphasised it was a political rather than a legal agreement, which must feed into a legally binding glob... » added 19 January, 2010 « The Spanish EU presidency hosted an informal climate and energy Council of ministers in Seville last week end. Discussions focused on possible ways to kick-start economic recove... » added 19 January, 2010 « America's top climate change envoy, Todd Stern said that the next few weeks would be decisive in determining whether the Copenhagen accord will become an effective agreement on ... » added 15 January, 2010 « European energy and environment ministers meeting in Seville, Spain this weekend are expected to call on the EU to implement the Copenhagen Accord and urge other countries to follow suit, according to reports. » added 13 January, 2010 « 2009 was a busy year for the environment. From the 2009 "International Year of Gorilla" to the "Seal the Deal!" campaign for the Copenhagen Climate Meeting in December, here is a brief overview of some of UNEP's activities ov... » added 8 January, 2010 « Disappointed with the deal struck in Copenhagen, the EU will have to decide quickly whether to continue its climate-change policy of leading by example, or to take a tougher approach. » added 7 January, 2010 « Secretary Chu announced today that the Department of Energy is launching Open Energy Information ( www.openEI.org) - a new ope... » added 22 December, 2009 « Brussels, 22 Dec. 2009. COP15 did not deliver. The Copenhagen Accord is shallow and does not list any concrete actions to be taken, nor does it comprise a roadmap or timeframe f... » added 21.12.2009source: YouTubecnn - climate change - a/c unit time bomb added 21 December, 2009 « CNN's Dan Rivers reports gases from air conditioning units could be causing catastrophic climate change. Hydrocarbon natural refrigerant is proposed as a potential solution. » added 17 December, 2009 « COPENHAGEN, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As Ministers meet in Copenhagen desperately seeking to find a set of meaningful mitigation actions, negotiators have provided the ray of hope in the form of a draft agreement to work with the Montreal... » added 17.12.2009source: YouTubeGreenfreeze and SolarChill added 17 December, 2009 « A video on the Greenfreeze domestic refrigerators and SolarChill vaccine cooler, both which replace CFCs or HFCs by natural refrigerants. Both have links to the climate dimension of the M... » added 14 December, 2009 « COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - U.N. climate talks have made progress at the half-way mark but many of the toughest issues such as greenhouse gas emissions targets for 2020 are deadlocked, delegates said on Saturday. » added 8 December, 2009 « BeyondHFCs calls for figures and bold action for a successful post-2012 climate scenario and sees the Copenhagen negotiations as an opportunity to phase out potent greenhouse ga... » added 8 December, 2009 « WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday declared greenhouse gases a danger to public health and welfare in a decision that could soon lead to new emissions regulations for businesses across the economy. » added 4 December, 2009 « December's UN climate summit in Copenhagen could deliver both a second series of commitments under the Kyoto protocol and a new, overarching global climate agreement that includes the US, according to the UN's climate unit. » added 4 December, 2009 « The Coca-Cola Company takes the lead in the commercial HFC-free refrigeration by investing into natural refrigerants. The company commits to having new cooling equipment 100% HF... » added 25 November, 2009 « Latest figures, published on 23 November 2009 in the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) 2008 Greenhouse Gas Bulletin, confirm the continued trend of rising atmospheric burdens of greenhouse gases since 1750. Concentrations of gases su... » added 23 November, 2009 « At least 65 world leaders have agreed to attend the Copenhagen summit on climate change in December, raising the stakes on a deal being reached and lending “critical mass” to the meeting, according to senior officials » added 20 November, 2009 « A new Greenpeace video explains how HFCs used to cool our drinks, cars and buildings pose a growing threat to the climate. A petition joined to the video calls for a phase out o... » added 19 November, 2009 « Researchers from Purdue University and NASA have confirmed that substances containing fluorine like HFCs are the most powerful global warming agents. The study also warns agains... » added 17 November, 2009 « Presidents Nicolas Sarkozy and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Saturday adopted a common policy to "make the world live up to its historic responsibility" at December’s UN climate conference in Copenhagen. » added 10 November, 2009 « The historic goodwill of the Montreal Protocol to regulate swiftly and smoothly potent global warming gases in addition to ozone depleters was left unexploited by the Parties at... » added 5 November, 2009 « In the morning, delegates exchanged views on the proposals to amend the Montreal Protocol to phase down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). During the afternoon, delegates discussed issues related to the Multilateral Fund (MLF), a proposal on institutional... » added 6 November, 2009 « COUNTRIES NEED to take “immediate action” to prevent enormous banks of chemicals being released into the atmosphere, with damage equivalent to 20 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2), according to a report published today. » added 6 November, 2009 « In case we need more evidence that an urgent economic transformation is required to avoid catastrophic climate change, it can be found in a new study commissioned by World Wildlife Fund International. » added 5 November, 2009 « The fight is on to replace ozone-damaging chemicals with safer replacements. Chemicals from air-conditioning units and refrigerators in daily use throughout Asia could tip the world into catastrophic climate change unless we change our ways soon, ... » added 5 November, 2009 « The new Greenpeace report Business as Usual describes "five maximum points of danger" in the House and Senate climate bills. One of these pools of potential offsets are hydrofluorocarbons. » added 5 November, 2009 « Using the momentum around the ozone treaty meeting in Egypt this week, THENATURALVOICE side event aimed at explaining to policy makers that the refrigeration, heating and coolin... » added 4 November, 2009 « It has become increasingly clear that a fully-worked out climate treaty will not emerge from Copenhagen in December. However, one should not be surprised if the ozone treaty neg... » added 3 November, 2009 « This week's 21st Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol will bring together several industry initiatives confirming the timely opportunity to leapfrog climate burdening... » added 29 October, 2009 « A one-time train link between Kyoto and Copenhagen opens up next week – a United Nations-sponsored one-month, 9,000-kilometre journey symbolically joining the site of the last global warming pact with what is hoped to be the birthplace of th... » added 29 October, 2009 « Greenpeace International has issued an official position against the use of new HFCs marketed under the name of “HFOs”. BeyondHFCs fully supports the position of the... » added 26 October, 2009 « The authors discuss strategies for short-lived non-CO2 GHGs and particles, where existing agreements can be used to accomplish mitigation objectives. Fast-action strategies includes amending the Montreal Protocol to phase down the production and c... » added 22 October, 2009 « This week's EU Council conclusions for the Copenhagen Climate negotiations support using the Montreal Protocol to control the use and production of f-gases. BeyondHFCs welcomes ... » added 9 October, 2009 « At the Bangkok climate talks, formally ending today, the EU emerged as favourable to the position of the US and other nations that support the control of use and production of h... » added 30 September, 2009 « In a dramatic acceleration of forecasts for global warming, UK scientists say the global average temperature could rise by 4C (7.2F) as early as 2060. » added 18 September, 2009 « WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States, Canada and Mexico have proposed using an existing international protocol to reduce emissions of potent greenhouse gases called hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) used in refrigerators and air conditioners, the Stat... » added 18.09.2009source: UNEPThe interlinkages between ozone layer protection and climate change added 18 September, 2009 « The UNEP DTIE OzonAction Programme, in cooperation with UNEP's Division of Communication and Public Information, has produced a short news video about the interlinkages between ozone laye... » added 18 September, 2009 « Brussels, 10 September 2009 - The European Commission has taken a small step on the road to Copenhagen by for the first time proposing concrete funding for climate action in the developing world. But Greenpeace warns that the proposed figure... » added 18 September, 2009 « Media briefing on the European Commission’s communication on climate finance & what’s next in the countdown to Copenhagen » added 16 September, 2009 « UNEP has developed 2 videos regarding the interlinkages between ozone layer protection and climate change. The first consists of a documentary broadcast by BBC stressing the ben... » added 16 September, 2009 « On the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, the UN Secretary-General has urged governments to use the climate treaty negotiations in Copenhagen this Decemb... » added 14 September, 2009 « Viet Nam needs US$20 million to wean the country off ozone depleting substances (ODS), according to officials from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment » added 7 September, 2009 « TOKYO, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Japan's prime minister-elect said on Monday he will forge ahead with a tough 25 percent cut in emissions by 2020, despite growing opposition from industry which says the target will hurt the world's No. 2 economy. » added 2 September, 2009 « BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Car makers will not be granted a delay to an agreed 2011 European ban on climate-damaging chemicals in the air conditioners of new car models, European Parliament officials said on Tuesday. » added 1 September, 2009 « At the new Parliament’s first Environment Committee meeting this morning, MEP Chris Davies (UK) confronted Industry Commissioner Gunter Verheugen on a potential boycott of... » added 25 August, 2009 « As 39 representatives of African countries gathered in Abuja, Nigeria to hold the 13th ODS Officers Network (ODSONET) joint meeting, the Environment Minister announced the count... » added 21 August, 2009 « BEIJING (Reuters) - China might be the world's biggest generator of carbon credits, but its sclerotic financial sector is still holding the market back, the head of the country's pioneering CO2 exchange said. » added 20 August, 2009 « US environmental groups have condemned BP and Shell for their two-faced green lobbying against US’ climate bill. Greenpeace and the Platform environmental group have also ... » added 19 August, 2009 « Many cooling units – from refrigerators to air-conditioners – use HFCs, or hydrofluorocarbons. The use of these chemicals has grown significantly over the last decade as an alternative to substances that damage the ozone layer and that... » added 18 August, 2009 « In the last four months prior to the Copenhagen agreement, BeyondHFCs is entrusting citizens to sign its Open Letter for climate action intended to global climate negotiators. » added 18 August, 2009 « Disagreements between rich and developing countries continue regarding the share of the burden for the climate agreement. The price to meet the climate targets seems to be very high. Hence why UN Delegates cannot agree on how much rich nations cut... » added 14 August, 2009 « After a week of talks between the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol little progress has been made in shaping a draft agreement for the Copenhagen climate negotiations in December 20... » added 12 August, 2009 « UN Delegates at the Bonn negotiations are faced with pledges for emissions cuts, a question due to be fixed in December in Copenhagen. Negotiators will try to shape a 200-page d... » added 12 August, 2009 « On 12 August 2009, BeyondHFCs is calling on all citizens to make a conscious appeal to world leaders attending the Copenhagen discussions in December 2009, to support a worldwid... » added 12 August, 2009 « Global carbon dioxide emissions in 2008 rose 1.94 percent year-on-year to 31.5 billion metric tons, German renewable energy industry institute IWR revealed this week. In order to address the trend of increasing CO2 emissions, the institute re... » added 5 August, 2009 « This week, Andreas Carlgren, the Swedish Minister for the Environment, confirmed his country’s commitment to reaching an ambitious climate agreement in Copenhagen in Decem... » added 27 July, 2009 « A draft report, discussed by EU environment ministers at an informal meeting on Saturday (25 July), calls for the immediate mobilisation of $1-2 billion to fund climate adaption in low-income, vulnerable countries. » added 28 July, 2009 « In what appears to be a clear sign that the European Commission will stand firm against ACEA lobbying tactics, one question remains unanswered: what refrigerant will OEMs chose ... » added 23 July, 2009 « OSLO (Reuters) - Aid of $10 billion from rich nations would be a "good beginning" to launch a U.N. climate treaty due to be agreed in Copenhagen in December, the United Nations' top climate official said on Thursday. » added 18 July, 2009 « Geneva – The Montreal Protocol’s role in global climate protection received a huge boost this morning on the last day of the meeting of its Open Ended Working Group. Five nations joined as co-sponsors to a joint proposal submitted by ... » added 17 July, 2009 « Geneva, 17 July 2009 – Greenpeace calls on Montreal Protocol signatories to follow the EU and Switzerland’s lead, opening the discussion to search for alternatives to phase out highly global warming gases used as refrigerants and known... » added 16 July, 2009 « 16 July 2008, Geneva--An historic meeting, bringing together experts on the ozone layer and ones on climate change has been concluded this week in Geneva, Switzerland. » added 21 July, 2009 « The economic cost of climate change and its impact on society, including humanitarian consequences, will be a focus of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) next major report, the international scientific body has confirmed. » added 18 July, 2009 « GENEVA, July 18, 2009 – After a week of discussions in Geneva, the 195 Parties to the Montreal Protocol ozone treaty staked out their preliminary positions for or against an aggressive climate mitigation proposal by a coalition of island Sta... » added 22 July, 2009 « Parties to the UN Montreal Protocol dealing with the phase out of ozone depleting substances were confronted with a new trend during last week’s discussions in Geneva: the... » added 15 July, 2009 « The disproportionate impacts of HFCs on global warming distinguish HFCs from other greenhouse gases. As ‘super-GHGs’ undergoing explosive growth in production and use, action to limit HFC use is critical to the success or failure of efforts to com... » added 22 June, 2009 « OSLO (Reuters) - Greenhouse gases from chemicals used in refrigerants and air conditioning are set to be a bigger than expected spur of climate change by 2050, scientists said. » added 25 June, 2009 « A panel of scientists from the United States and abroad released a study this week that suggests a class of refrigerant produced in Louisiana could be a much bigger threat to global warming than previously thought. » added 12 June, 2009 « DuPont study says HFC emissions could erase progress » added 13 July, 2009 « Brussels/Geneva, 2009.07.13: BeyondHFCs is an international campaign calling for a global phase out of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in refrigeration and air conditioning systems an... » added 9 July, 2009 « In a letter sent to a British MEP, seen today by BeyondHFCs, Industry Commissioner Verheugen confirms ACEA will get no delay in implementing the EU MAC Directive, whatever the l... » added 10 July, 2009 « One week before the UN Workshop on Ozone Depleting Substances, G8 leaders have failed to put forward any concrete plan to meet their HFC emissions reduction claims. Much is stil... » added 9 July, 2009 « BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Auto makers look set to fail in their attempts to delay an agreed 2011 European ban on climate-damaging chemicals in the air conditioners of new car models, a letter from the EU's industry chief shows. » added 6 July, 2009 « A week after alarming findings on projected HFC emissions were published by the Dutch Environment Agency, Clive Efford, a British MP, introduced a Bill to Parliament calling for... » added 25 February, 2004 « Brussels, 25 February 2004 - A study released today shows that HFC-134a, a fluorinated greenhouse gas 1,300 times more potent than carbon dioxide (CO2), leaks from refrigeration and air conditioning equipment at the same rate as the ozone-depletin... » added 27 November, 2008 « Energy efficiency policies are one of the cornerstones to meet our targets on climate change. Policies addressing the improvement of the energy performance of products and appliances are particularly crucial to change trends in CO2 emissions.
» added 7 July, 2009 « In Mexico, climate leaders have to reach a truly global deal in which all countries take on their fair share of the effort needed to prevent dangerous climate change.
The world... » added 18 June, 2009 « BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union agreed the basis of its financial contribution to a global climate change deal on Thursday, but environmentalists said more was needed to ensure success at global talks in Copenhagen in December. » added 21 June, 2009 « New Delhi, June 21: India has decided to strongly oppose the attempt by European countries to shift regulation of hydrofluorocarbons from the UN climate convention into the Montreal Protocol, arguing that the move was aimed at avoiding giving fund... » added 1 July, 2009 « Andreas Carlgren, Sweden's environment minister, said he is gearing up for the EU's push towards an ambitious international climate treaty in Copenhagen in December, as his country takes over the bloc's rotating presidency from the Czech Republic ... » added 1 July, 2009 « Urgent action is needed to end the devastating impact of HFCs on global warming, an MP told the Commons yesterday.Clive Efford was introducing a private member’s bill on the issue of HFCs under the ten minute rule. » added 2 December, 2007 « The European Union is serious about reining in the release of gases that contribute to global warming. As of Jan. 1, 2011, air-conditioning systems for all new European-made vehicles must begin the switch to a refrigerant other than the current fo... » added 23 June, 2009 « BRUSSELS, June 23 (Reuters) - Car makers are lobbying the European Union to delay an agreed 2011 ban on climate-damaging chemicals in car air conditioners, a letter from auto industry group ACEA shows. The move has aroused strong opposition from ... » added 20 April, 2009 « BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union has closed a loophole that would have allowed car manufacturers to continue putting climate-damaging chemicals in air conditioners of new vehicles beyond a 2011 ban, a Commission document showed. » added 12 June, 2009 « The use of Hydrofluorocarbons in cooling systems may save the ozone layer – but it will harm the climate The Montreal Protocol, set in action in 1987, forced the phase-out of ozone-depleting gases chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and later hydroc... » added 1 July, 2009 « Fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases) gases are a family of chemicals that contain fluorine. Most F-gases are very powerful greenhouse gases which contribute to global warming whe... » added 19 June, 2009 « Shortly after having announced a delay of 1 year in phasing in its national scheme to reduce GHG emissions, but also having put forward a new, ambitious 25% by 2020 target, the Australian government is now proposing an amendment to the Kyoto Proto... » added 24 June, 2009 «
BEYOND HFCs: A momentum to deliver on policies addressing climate change and global warming
Fluorinated gases (HFCs) are greenhouse gases that have been used by ... » added 24 June, 2009 « The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has chosen R744.com as a platform to reach out to the global CO2 community and invite organisations and companies to contribute case studies about commercially available alternatives to HCFC-based te... » added 24 June, 2009 « A dire report on how HFCs could drive global climate change has sparked worldwide reactions among policy makers and scientists. The baseline scenario assumes that the MAC Directive will take effect in 2011, as planned. Despite the global environme... » added 23 June, 2009 « Strong growth is projected to occur through 2050 in the global demand for HFCs. The global phaseout of CFCs, halons, and HCFCs will leave much of the application demand for refrigeration, air-conditioning, heating and thermal-insulating foam prod... » added 23 June, 2009 « In an article published on 23 June 2009, Reuters sheds light on the automotive industry’s delaying tactics as regards the implementation of the MAC Directive. In a letter seen by Reuters and sent to the European Commission some weeks ago, AC... » added 12 June, 2009 « Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel has raised his voice to warn the German automotive industry against a “highly risky economic and technical adventure” with an untested, flammable, and toxic refrigerant 1234yf. Moreover, manufacturer... » added 9 June, 2009 « This document contains a draft version of how the agreement in copenhagen could look like – in legal form. This is very much a work in progress. » added 9 June, 2009 « The following text serves as a proposal and vision for the Copenhagen Agreement, it is put forward for the purpose of providing a holistic and coherent model treaty but also for initiating discussion. » added 14 May, 2009 « The consumption and emissions of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) are projected to increase substantially in the coming decades in re- sponse to regulation of ozone depleting gases under the Montreal Protocol. The projected increases result prim... » added 9 May, 2009 « As the reality of climate change continues to outstrip research findings, it is becoming clear that reaching the 'tipping point' is a far more immediate threat than we imagined and the window of opportunity for avoiding runaway climate change is ... » added 06.05.2009source: YouTubePrince Charles and green frog team up for climate change! added 6 May, 2009 « Prince Charles has taken his environmental campaigns to a new level with an online video appeal to save the world's rainforests. The royal heir has enlisted the help of Hollywood stars, ... » added 16 April, 2009 « On 15 April, the European Commission (EC) provided clarification to Member States as regards a misinterpretation of the MAC Directive by some European OEMs. The EC has confirmed that it won't be possible after 2011 to use F-gas R134a in any new ty... » added 1 April, 2009 « The American Clean Energy and Security Act 2009 discussion draft is the first such set of concrete nationwide measures to help the US position itself as a key world player in fighting climate change. Although the 2038 scheduled phase down to 15% f... » added 29 January, 2009 « The European Commission (EC) has put forth its scenario to fight global warming ahead of Copenhagen United Nations climate talks in December 2009, with tought targets and a clear emphasis on low-carbon technologies, including alternatives to ... » added 18 December, 2008 « European lawmakers have given the final thumbs up to a set of measures to fight climate change in the European Union. Although adopted as "the most ambitious environmental package ever", the deal includes significant concessions to indus... » added 4 December, 2008 « The European Parliament’s Committee on Climate Change has put forward recommendations for a future European integrated policy on climate change. Energy efficiency improvements both in the building and transport sector are the main focus of t... » added 26.11.2008source: YouTubeThe Big Ask: Climate change, "ACT NOW!" added 26 November, 2008 « We need strong leadership on climate change. Too many politicians are happy to speak about the issue, but their promises have often turned out to be just a load more hot air. One exceptio... » added 18 November, 2008 « The Montreal Protocol must regulate HFCs to prevent exacerbation of global climate change while restoring the ozone layer.How rising HFC use and emissions can be addressed by the Montreal Protocol in co-ordination with climate negotiations » added 24 October, 2008 « In its final Scoping Plan for achieving ambitious statewide emissions targets, California has increased the pressure towards a future phase out of high global warming gases. Once adopted, the plan could accelerate the use of alternatives to these ... » added 17 October, 2008 « European Union (EU) leaders agreed to reach a compromise on the bloc’s future CO2 emissions reduction regulations in December. However, current proposals will likely be watered down to secure the support of member states concerned about shor... » added 8 October, 2008 « The European Parliament's Environment Committee voted yesterday to support the EU's ambitious climate change policy calling for CO2 reductions from buildings and transport, and other sectors covered by the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). » added 29.09.2008source: YouTubeGreenpeace and Ben & Jerry's unveil the "Cleaner Greener Freezer" added 29 September, 2008 « Refrigeration and cooling have an often-overlooked but nonetheless major impact on global warming. That's why Greenpeace has teamed up with Ben & Jerry's to bring climate-friendly freezer... » added 19.09.2008source: YouTube(Some) MEPs answer the call to lead added 19 September, 2008 « To launch the Time to Lead! campaign, environmental NGOs in Brussels installed a temporary EU Climate Hotline outside the European Parliament. See what happened, and which MEPs answered t... » added 7 August, 2008 « The European Commission has presented a proposal to amend current legislation on ozone-depleting substances (ODS), highlighting the interplay between both the ozone depleting and global warming effect from such substances. However, ensuring that t... » added 30 July, 2008 « CO2Technology is a highly interesting but also still poorly understood option to replace HCFCs in developing countries, reactions at an international Montreal Protocol meeting in Bangkok showed. A comprehensive report now updates on projects and o... » added 24 July, 2008 « A global move away from ozone-depleting substances towards high global warming HFCs will be disastrous for the climate, experts warned at an international meeting in Bangkok earlier this month. A decision for natural refrigerants, including CO2, i... » added 11 July, 2008 « Energy efficiency is the essential first step forward, a new IEA report submitted to this year's G8 Summit states. In the last article of our climate change feature, G8 leaders pledged to implement IEA’s energy efficiency recommendations acr... » added 25 June, 2008 « CO2 and other natural refrigerants are viable alternatives to ozone-depleting HCFCs in developing countries, a report with contributions from experts around the world suggests. Before its official launch at an international meeting in Bangkok next... » added 10 April, 2008 « CO2-based refrigeration and heating applications feature as strong candidates to replace HCFCs worldwide and reduce ozone and climate impacts altogether, it emerged from an expert meeting organized by the European Commission in Canada. » added 6 April, 2008 « The first major climate change talks since the Bali meeting last December have wound up in Bangkok with a schedule for how the 189 nations will work towards a new global climate treaty over the next 18 months. » added 17 March, 2008 « The 27 EU head of states have agreed to push forward an ambitious climate change package to be adopted latest in spring 2009. Meanwhile, an EU-wide survey has shown that global warming remains the main environmental concern of Europeans. » added 30 January, 2008 « Most EU Member States are not doing enough to reduce energy use at the national level, a first review of action plans submitted to the European Commission has shown. Meanwhile, a new report by the European Parliament blames the Commission itself f... » added 4 January, 2008 « In its next public workshop, the California Air Resources Board will discuss measures to restrict the use of R134a in Mobile Air Conditioning, including a ban on do-it-yourself servicing, additional leak tests, and an early replacement with altern... » added 20 December, 2007 « [UPDATE 2008-01-03] The European Commission has proposed tough CO2 emission limits of 120 g/km by 2012 and economic fines for non-compliance, with criticism from carmakers and NGOs. Efficiency requirements for Mobile Air Conditioning will... » added 7 December, 2007 « UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged world leaders to adopt a new climate change deal by 2009 to follow the Kyoto Protocol, with a key role played by business. After the first week of the UN Bali conference, results still look promising. » added 19 November, 2007 « In its starkest warning on climate change to date, experts under the Nobel Prize-winning UN panel urge all political leaders to take bold actions against rising greenhouse gas emissions. The window of opportunity to tackle the threat is closing ra... » added 7 November, 2007 « Two influential think tanks in Washington warn, in an extensive report, about the challenges to global stability that climate change is likely to pose. Furthermore, UN experts urge action to limit impact of global warming on the developing world, ... » added 24 October, 2007 « The European Parliament in full recommends to reflect emissions from air conditioning in test cycles and on advertising material, as part of the upcoming EU strategy to reduce CO2 emissions from cars. It also voted to give carmakers more time to m... » added 24 September, 2007 « Nearly 200 countries have agreed to accelerate the phase-out of ozone-depleting and global warming HCFC gases. The UN, the International Institute of Refrigeration, and the German Environment Agency are recommending the use of natural refrigerants... » added 06.09.2007source: YouTubePolar bears discussing global warming added 6 September, 2007 « Australian Greens Senator Christine Milne teamed up with animators eskimo productions to present this video of polar bears discussing what causes climate change. » added 31 August, 2007 « An UN meeting in Vienna has revealed disaccords on how to tackle climate change beyond the Kyoto agreement. A new proposal to set a 25-40% emissions reduction target below 1990 levels by 2020, is facing strong resistance from major industrial states. » added 21 June, 2007 « As a high priority Early Action Measure against climate change, California may prohibit the sale of "do-it-yourself" high global warming refrigerants for cars. R744 (CO2 ) emerges as the likely sustainable alternative. » added 7 June, 2007 « Leaders of the eight most industrialized nations have pledged to substantially cut global greenhouse gas emissions, although no concrete targets have been fixed. » added 9 May, 2007 « The Federal Environment Agency has issued an urgent call on carmakers to replace the high global warming fluid HFC-134a with the natural refrigerant CO2 as soon as possible. Its appeal is based on proven environmental and economic benefits of R744... » added 7 May, 2007 « Technologies are available at a low cost to significantly reduce greenhouse gases. However, nations must adopt them far more aggressively to avert the worst consequences of global warming, warns the third UN report on climate change. » added 9 April, 2007 « A sharp rise in droughts, mass extinction, water shortages and diseases will be unavoidable if governments worldwide do not act quickly, according to the latest report on the effects of global warming issued by United Nations experts last week. » added 28 March, 2007 « Global Warming could re-make the world's climate zones by 2100, with some disappearing altogether and formerly unknown ones emerging, according to a new study. In a business-as-usual scenario, this would wipe out numerous species. » added 9 March, 2007 « An overwhelming majority of Europeans are concerned about climate change and expect policymakers to push for energy-efficient solutions, according to a new survey conducted in the 27 EU Member States. » added 1 March, 2007 « Greenhouse gas emissions from transport are steadily increasing while energy efficiency improvements have slowed down, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency that calls EU policymakers to increase political pressure on carm... » added 22 February, 2007 « Environment ministers have agreed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20% from the 1990 level by 2020. They also back a 30% cut worldwide if other developed nations join. » added 2 February, 2007 « Global warming has begun, it is "very likely" to be caused by man, and will be unstoppable for centuries, finds the report from the United Nations Climate Panel in Paris. » added 4 December, 2006 « In the first case about global warming to reach the U.S. high court, 12 states, large cities and environmental groups try to force the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from new cars. » added 24 November, 2006 « Energy Ministers favour mandatory fuel efficiency standards and voluntary commitments by the car industry to achieve the overall EU goal of 20% energy savings by 2020, it emerged from their last meeting on 22-23 November. » added 16 November, 2006 « Alone the main refrigerant used in current Mobile Air Conditioning accounted for 66.1 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States in 2005, a new governmental study has found. » added 22.10.2006source: YouTubeSir David Attenborough: The Truth About Climate Change added 22 October, 2006 « The legendary broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough was long unsure about the causes of the observed climate warming. In his documentary, The Truth About Climate Change, he sh... » added 29 September, 2006 « Atmospheric concentrations of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) increased substantially in 2004, according to scientific observations over the Arctic. Emissions of refrigerant HFC 134a doubled between 2001 and 2004. » added 31 August, 2006 « Although the chemicals replacing CFCs do no have ozone-depletion effects, they significantly contribute to global warming, a new study has found. HCFCs and HFCs are estimated to add the equivalent of 3 billion tons of carbon dioxide to the atmosph... » added 1 January, 2005 « The Special Report on Safeguarding the Ozone Layer and the Global Climate System was developed in response to invitations by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)1 and the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete t... » | | 
