Climate
Campaign Focus Areas
- Country Transitions
Country Transitions
Large HFC consuming countries must lead the way in enacting regulations to phase down HFCs and commercialize alternatives
- Standards and Codes
Standards and Codes
Updating existing standards and codes, which currently prevent market uptake of HFC-free alternatives, is critical to successful implementation of a global phase down of HFCs.
Resources
- EPA Lists New SNAP Substitutes, EIA Hopes for Lower GWP
EPA Lists New SNAP Substitutes, EIA Hopes for Lower GWP
A new determination of acceptability issued by the US EPA expands acceptable substitutes under its SNAP program.
- Montreal Protocol Discusses Kigali Amendment Implementation
Montreal Protocol Discusses Kigali Amendment Implementation
Parties to the Montreal Protocol met for the first time since October 2016, when all countries agreed to phase down HFCs.
- Building a Strong Foundation for Continued Success
Building a Strong Foundation for Continued Success
With the ink barely dry on the Kigali Amendment and ratification under way, the real work now begins...
- EIA Applauds Bipartisan Effort to Tackle Super Pollutants, HFCs
EIA Applauds Bipartisan Effort to Tackle Super Pollutants, HFCs
Congress announces bipartisan legislation to combat super pollutants and climate change, EIA comments
- Waking Up to Climate Change
Waking Up to Climate Change
EIA staffer traveled to Antarctica to learn about climate change and recounts the expedition in our blog
- A 21st Century Standard for American Fridges
A 21st Century Standard for American Fridges
A new safety standard brings U.S. consumers one step closer to being able to purchase climate friendly household refrigerators.
- EIA Comments at California Air Resources Board
EIA Comments at California Air Resources Board
Official EIA comments issued at the March 2017 California Air Resources Board meetings in Riverside, CA.
- California Approves Strategy to Reduce Super Pollutants
California Approves Strategy to Reduce Super Pollutants
The California Air Resources Board agreed to a strategy to phase down potent greenhouse gases, including HFCs.
- EIA Briefing to the UNFCCC COP22
EIA Briefing to the UNFCCC COP22
In October 2016, Parties to the Montreal Protocol adopted the Kigali Amendment on HFCs, which marks an historic achievement as the Paris Agreement comes into force in November.
- Ratifying the Kigali HFC Amendment: A No-brainer for the U.S.
Ratifying the Kigali HFC Amendment: A No-brainer for the U.S.
EIA takes a look at why the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol should be ratified by the United States