HFC-134a, a type of hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerant with a high global warming poten- tial (GWP) 1,430 times that of carbon dioxide, is used in virtually all new U.S. domestic refrigerators and freezers. Under proposed U.S. pol- icy directives both at federal and state levels, HFC-134a will be phased out of the U.S. market for new […]
Launched in 2008, the FCPF was among the first multilateral funds to support countries in their efforts to reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD+). After eight years of financial support for REDD+ readiness, the first countries are finalizing national REDD+ strategies and seeking funding for investments to implement programs to reduce deforestation and degradation […]
Following the adoption of the Dubai Pathway on HFCs, Parties to the Montreal Protocol are set to negotiate and adopt an HFC amendment in 2016, the first major test of the Paris Climate Agreement and global commitment to “pursue efforts to limit the [average global] temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius.” The level of climate […]
The indiscriminate sourcing practices of Japanese companies are fueling illegal logging in Europe’s last remaining virgin forests. Since arriving in Romania in 2002, Holzindustrie Schweighofer, an Austrian-owned timber and wood processing company, has incentivized illegal logging through its sourcing policies. This new EIA report highlights the outsized role of Japanese companies and consumers in fueling […]
In a briefing by the Environmental Investigation Agency, evidence reveals that United Cacao Limited SEZC, traded on the London Stock Exchange’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM), financed over 11,100 hectares of illegal deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon, by way of United Cacao’s direct subsidiary, Cacao del Peru Norte, and two related companies, Plantaciones de Pucallpa and […]
A new EIA investigation shows that many Japanese companies are not conducting due diligence to avoid sourcing illegal wood products in China. Due diligence is key tool used by European, American and Australian companies to comply with domestic legislation requiring them to take steps to keep illegal timber out of their global supply chains. In […]