Stage 2 HPMPs: Must Maximize Climate and Energy Benefits — EIA
Illegal logging in the Russian Far East is of particular concern because the forests are home to the last 450 wild Siberian tigers. The Lumber Liquidators case was investigated jointly by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and Homeland Security Investigations and prosecuted by the Department of Justice under the name “Operation Oakenshield.”

Stage 2 HPMPs: Must Maximize Climate and Energy Benefits

At its 53rd and 54th meetings, the Executive Committee (ExCom) decided that all HPMPs should capture the spirit of decision XIX/6 and address the benefits for the climate when looking at alternatives1. A vast majority of stage I HPMPs took into account decision XIX/6 and transitioned from HCFCs to climate-friendly substitutes and technologies. The 25% incentive for transitions to low-GWP alternatives included in the Stage I Funding Guidelines was key to many of these transitions but not enough to prevent some transitions to HFCs.

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