Tag cloud | Latest studiesadded 24 February, 2010 « In this paper, the authors assume that R-1234-YF is used as the refrigerant in air conditioning equipment in Japan, and weestimate the environmental concentrations of the refrigerant and its decomposed products by using an atmospheric dispersion m... » added 19 February, 2010 « This study determines global emissions of HFCs, PFCs and SF6 (Kyoto F-gases) in 2050 in a “business-as-usual” scenario. Emissions in 2050 are quantified for each sector of application as well as for developed and developing countries b... » added 2 February, 2010 « The Chilling Facts survey, carried out by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) for the second consecutive year asked supermarkets about the global warming impacts of their refrigeration. » added 6 January, 2010 « The Report of the Twenty-first Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol has been posted on the Ozone Secretariat website in all six United Nations languages at the following link: http://www.unep.ch/ozone/highlights.shtml » added 14 December, 2009 « According to Greenpeace, HFCs must be phased out by 2020.The phase-out must be coordinated between the UNFCCC and the Montreal Protocol. HFC emissions should remain the responsibility of the UNFCCC. The Montreal Protocol will implement the phase-o... » added 9 December, 2009 « This briefing by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) explains why an agreement to take action to reduce use and production hydrofluorocarbons (HFC) is an essential part of an Agreed Outcome in Copenhagen. » added 17 November, 2009 « EIA’s analysis of proposed HFC phase-down schedules reveals the need for a much higher level of ambition from both developed and developing countries if dangerous global warming tipping points are to be averted in the near future. EIA calls ... » added 26 October, 2009 « Greenpeace has four main arguments against HFOs, the fourth generation of F-gases: 1.HFOs present an unnecessary risk to the environment and human health 2.HFOs are only a short-term fix 3.Natural refrigerants are the best available technology and... » 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 8 October, 2009 « This document outlines Greenpeace's demands for the international regulation of HFCs, as it believes that none of current proposals as of October 2009 are ambitious enough. » | Supporting NGOs
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