By Lowell Chandler, EIA Climate Policy & Research Associate Let’s face it, procrastination happens. Especially in college. So sometimes it’s necessary to have a refrigerator stocked full of cool beverages and snacks to keep your brain buzzing to study for that big exam or write that research paper. However, did you know that your refrigerator […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, officials of the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) and United States Department of State will visit Lima, Peru to discuss environmental rollbacks included in Law 30230, a law recently passed in Peru to promote private investment. The law is a violation of Peru’s obligations under the Free Trade Agreement […]
Madagascar’s unparalleled National Parks, which are also UNESCO World Heritage sites, are being infiltrated and destroyed by illegal loggers. The livelihoods of many Malagasy citizens and the wildlife that depend on these resources are being systematically plundered by timber mafias who feed end markets that forgo legality and sustainability. The illegal harvest and smuggling of […]
In this statement, EIA commends China’s State Forestry Administration’s increased attention to the globally important issue of the illegal timber trade, and its increasingly consultative approach to policy development. However, EIA believes another round of voluntary guidelines of limited scope will undermine China’s stated aims of promoting normal trade in forest products, and in ways […]
LIMA, PERU—In his annual “Message to the Nation” Peruvian President Ollanta Humala avoided any reference to the environment. Delivered on Monday, the speech, which is similar to the State of the Union given by U.S. Presidents, offered President Humala the opportunity to recommit his administration’s efforts to environmental protection. As Peru will host the 20th […]
By Lowell Chandler, EIA Climate Policy & Research Associate At last, the North American market for climate-friendly refrigerators is catching up to the rest of the world. But what does this mean for Canadian, American, and Mexican consumers? You may have thought we already had environmentally-friendly refrigerators since the international community came together in 1987 […]