By the mid-1990s around 20 000 tonnes of ODS were being traded illegally each year, equivalent to 20% of legitimate trade, and sophisticated smuggling networks had appeared. In response to this threat the Parties agreed to establish licensing systems to monitor the flow of ODS and to prevent ODS from ending up on the black market.
Preventing illegal trade in ODS: Strengthening the Montreal Protocol licensing system
What are the HFC-free Technologies?
Widespread adoption of HFC-free technologies is cost-effective, energy efficient, and climate-friendly. Read EIA’s report Putting the Freeze on HFCs for hundreds of examples of HFC-free technologies available and in use today.
A Global HFC Phase-down
The October 2016 Montreal Protocol meeting in Kigali, Rwanda yielded a global agreement to phase down HFCs. Now countries must ratify and implement the Kigali Amendment! Read and share EIA's briefing on this great opportunity and obligation to avert climate catastrophe.
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What are HFCs?
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