Posted by David Doniger in Solving Global Warming
While carbon dioxide gets the most attention, other heat-trapping pollutants contribute to rising temperatures and the dangers of global warming. One set of chemicals, called hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), poses a rapidly growing threat. The world community has a big opportunity to...continued→
Posted by David Doniger in Solving Global Warming
The United States, Canada, and Mexico today announced a joint proposal to phase down a class of powerful global warming pollutants, called hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), under the Montreal Protocol, the treaty adopted more than 20 years ago to protect the ozone...continued→
Posted by David Doniger in Solving Global Warming
All eyes are focusing on the climate change negotiations coming to a head in Copenhagen in December, as more than 190 nations try to hammer out an effective regime to cut carbon dioxide (CO2) and other heat-trapping pollutants. Meanwhile, with...continued→
Posted by David Doniger in Solving Global Warming
Speaking at a meeting of the world’s biggest global warming polluters in Washington today, President Bush said “the moment is now” for action. But he let the moment go by without making any change in his dogged refusal to put real...continued→
Posted by David Doniger in Solving Global Warming
I’ve been in Montreal all week for the 20th anniversary of the world’s treaty to save the ozone layer (the Montreal Protocol). In addition to celebrating and handing out awards, diplomats from 190 countries have been negotiating furiously on timetables...continued→
