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In Argentina, several companies transformed their production systems using elements that replace CFC 11 with liquid carbon dioxide found in the air, which does not pollute the environment. The Autosal company began the production of a refrigerant model that was positioned as the first in continental America and that does not destroy the ozone layer. Costa Rica In Costa Rica, demonstration projects were planned in 1999, exposing the strategies for the use of methyl bromide for cut flowers. In 2004 the Refrigerant Management Plan was approved, which established the strengthening of licenses t...

When Where Zoom Webinar In recognition of Earth Day on April 22, The Middle East Institute (MEI) is pleased to announce a week of special programming to highlight the expanse of impacts climate change has had in the Middle East. Exacerbating conflicts, displacement, and food and water security, the already dire climate crisis in the Middle East is approaching a critical point. What are the emerging initiatives across industries and geopolitical fault lines to prevent further insecurity and loss of life? How can cooperation across the region facilitate a more sustainable approach t...

Restart 2021: Rising to the challenges of the environmental agenda Photo by Jan Kronies / Unsplash / 26 Jan 2021 Statement prepared for delivery at the 153 rd meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives Ambassador Coimbra, Excellencies, colleagues I am honoured on behalf of UNEP, to address you at the first meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives in 2021. It is indeed not the start to the year we had hoped for and we still have some way to journey as we seek to end the pandemic. As we scroll our newsfeeds, it has also become increasingly evident that environmental cri...

Building back better: US$17.8m for UNIDO projects in support of ozone protection and climate action In 2020, the MLF approved US$17.8m for project proposals submitted by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). In addition to the tranches of ongoing HCFC Phase-Out Management Plans (HPMPs), the MLF approved new stages of the HPMPs for 15 countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Botswana, Ecuador, Gambia, Guatemala, Honduras, Malawi, Montenegro, Nicaragua, Rwanda, Serbia, Turkmenistan, Uganda and Zambia. In December 2020, the MLF also approved UNIDO’s proposal for the first HPM...