The Dubai Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in November 2015 marked a major turning point in the global movement toward phasing down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), the super greenhouse gases used in refrigeration and air conditioning. This new briefing provides an overview of factors influencing refigerant performance, and a sampling of the technologies available […]
2015 was the hottest year on record and 2016 is expected to be even warmer. Fifteen of the last sixteen hottest years since records began have occurred since 2001, and January and February 2016 have already set new records. In December 2015 at the 21st Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed rulemaking to prohibit a number of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in many applications for stationary refrigeration, foam blowing, and fire suppression. This proposal, issued under the Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program, recommends a 2021 deadline for transitioning several refrigeration applications including domestic refrigerators, cold […]
Musicians of Maroon 5 and Guster Express Support for Community Forest Management to President of GuatemalaTo read this release in Spanish, click here. GUATEMALA CITY – In a letter sent to Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales, Jesse Carmichael and James Valentine of Maroon 5 and Adam Gardner of Guster ask the President to support one of […]
Inspired by a recent trip to Guatemala with EIA and partner Reverb, Jesse Carmichael and James Valentine of Maroon 5 and Adam Gardner of Guster, have sent a letter to the President of Guatemala, asking him to support one of the world’s leading models of forest management. Forest concessions in northern Guatemala’s biodiverse Maya Biosphere […]
To read this release in Japanese, please click here. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, 32 environmental and conservation organizations appealed to Yahoo! Japan, the world largest internet ivory seller, and its major shareholder SoftBank, to halt all elephant ivory sales on Yahoo! Japan’s shopping and auctions sites. An open letter addressed to SoftBank and Yahoo! Japan […]