A monopoly like none other
An amendment to the Montreal Protocol without addressing IPR issues of HFOs would mean that the entire MAC sector would be at the mercy of three …
CSE holds workshop on how to phase out HFCs at Montreal Protocol meet
Delhi non-profit proposes co-benefit approach on climate and energy benefits
Should HFCs be dealt under Montreal Protocol or Kyoto Protocol?
The climate-damaging refrigerant gases have currently been kept out of the Montreal Protocol that deals with phasing out ozone depleting substances
Classroom: A cold response
Diplomacy deficit
India wavers on including hydrofluorocarbons in Montreal Protocol meet agenda
India might agree to discuss HFCs under Montreal Protocol
Logjam in India-US HFC talks may be resolved following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit
California to cut down emissions of methane, HFCs and black carbon
Reduction in the emissions of short lived climate pollutants can facilitate the post-2015 development agenda
African countries support HFC phase down under Montreal Protocol
The move is expected to provide momentum to climate negotiations at the Paris summit in December
Montreal Protocol meeting ends; nations agree to study HFCs further
No decision taken on setting up contact group to formally discuss the refrigerant gases under the international treaty
US, China to work together on phasing down HFCs
India cautious in response; to disclose stand in Bangkok end of June
Ozone-smart, climate-cool
Old demons remain, new emerge
Developing nations warn any move to reinterpret UNFCCC will be counterproductive
Obama’s grand climate plan doesn’t add up
Obama used all the right words. He tried to please all. But ultimately it will not curb emissions in the US to the required levels. Further, it …
Montreal Protocol: A successful treaty?
Even as the fate of HFCs hangs in uncertainty, there remains much at stake for the Montreal Protocol
HFC-23 emissions on the rise
India, China threaten to release more super greenhouse gas; developed countries just as guilty
Countries launch measures to curb greenhouse gases more potent than CO2
A five-step action plan will target pollutants like methane and black carbon
Climate of irrationality
Developed and developing countries are divided over regulating super greenhouse gases under Montreal Protocol
The gas game
Fluorocarbons, which created a hole in the ozone layer, have generated intense global debates. But these have been more about business than …