EIA, Green America, and YouthPower Climate Action surveyed more than two dozen supermarkets in Northern California and found at least half of the stores were leaking climate-polluting refrigerants. This is the third Leaking Havoc investigation in a new geographic region, showing the widespread nature of this issue.
EIA, Green America and YouthPower Climate Action investigated leaks of HFCs used in refrigeration at major supermarkets in Northern California, detecting leaks at half of the sites.
For the third year in a row, EIA has found that the annual UN Climate Change Conference is being cooled by climate-warming refrigerants. We urge future COP hosts to use more climate-friendly cooling practices.
Cumulative HFC-23 emissions since the adoption of the Kigali Amendment in 2016 are almost 106,000 tonnes, equivalent to 1.56 billion tonnes of CO2.1 A strong response from the Parties to the Montreal Protocol is required.
Los investigadores de EIA se reunieron con los 13 principales productores y exportadores de balsa en Ecuador y descubrieron que los principales fabricantes globales de palas rara vez han cuestionado o controlado el origen de la madera balsa que utilizan. El riesgo de usar madera balsa contaminada se extiende aún más a lo largo de la cadena de suministro, vinculando a destacados líderes de energía limpia, con la tala ilegal, las violaciones de los derechos de los pueblos indígenas, el contrabando y la corrupción.
EIA investigators met with the top 13 balsa producers and exporters in Ecuador and learned that leading global blade manufacturers have rarely questioned or controlled the origin of the balsa wood they use. The risk of using contaminated balsa wood extends even further down the supply chain, linking prominent clean energy leaders to illegal logging, violations of Indigenous People’s rights, smuggling, and corruption.