The 48th meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG48) offers the global community an opportunity to reflect on successful examples of multilateral environmental cooperation, as well as challenges that remain.
EIA's 2026 Climate-Friendly Supermarkets Scorecard tracks major U.S. food retailer efforts to address hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) – superpollutant refrigerants used across the food retail sector.
ExCom97 presents a critical opportunity to demonstrate the effectiveness of collaborative multilateralism and advance cost-effective climate and ozone mitigation, at a time when global action is more urgent than ever.
As manufacturers develop next generation cooling and heating technologies to meet growing global needs, it is critical to open up the US market to ultra-low GWP refrigerant options for the residential and commercial air conditioning and heat pump sector. Our report outlines feasible paths for US safety standards and building codes for refrigerants, with recommendations that are are practical, urgent, and consistent with international progress already underway.
Despite claims that HFOs are environmentally friendly products, they come with both climate and ozone risks. EIA urges all governments and parties to the Montreal Protocol to apply the precautionary principle wherever possible avoiding the use of all F-gases, including HFOs, to avoid unnecessary risks to people and the planet.
There are multiple urgent issues before parties at the 47th Open-ended Working Group (OEWG47) of the Montreal Protocol. Now is a moment for renewed commitment to bold, science-led multilateral action reflecting the interdependence of the climate, ozone and chemical regimes.