Environmental Investigation Agency US

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The Khorixas conservation community organized a public demonstration calling on the Namibian government to help stop mining activities in the Kunene region, which could pose a threat to Critically Endangered black rhinos and the local environmental tourism industry: https://lnkd.in/eeRmmSsK

The Montreal Protocol, known as the world's most successful environmental treaty, is commencing its annual meeting in Bangkok this week. Among the critical issues on the agenda, Parties must prioritize addressing unaccounted emissions of HFC-23, a powerful greenhouse gas threatening the Protocol's climate legacy. A new Environmental Investigation Agency US report sheds light on the persistence of rogue emissions despite the Protocol's success in phasing out ozone-depleting substances: https://lnkd.in/g6D6rRCW Technical reports from expert panels at the Montreal Protocol highlight a significant gap between inferred and reported emissions, with unreported emissions from China contributing 20 to 50% of the global emissions gap since 2015. We estimate about 106,000 tonnes of cumulative HFC-23 emissions have occurred since 2016. That is 1.56 billion tonnes of CO2-- equivalent to 371 million gas-powered cars on the road for a year. While the impacts are known, significant data gaps persist worldwide! The Scientific Assessment Panel is presenting right now on this gap. The unchecked emissions of HFC-23 are a scandal that threatens to undermine global efforts to combat climate change. The fluorochemical industry’s failure to curb these emissions, despite the availability of cost-effective and efficient technologies, is unacceptable. The international community, starting at the Montreal Protocol meetings THIS week, must act decisively to close the emissions gap, enforce stricter regulations, and ensure transparency in reporting. #MontrealProtocol #ClimateChange #China #HFCs #Superpollutants

As delegates gather in Bangkok for Vienna Convention & Montreal Protocol (Ozone) Secretariat #MOP36, we call on all Parties to show why the #MontrealProtocol is truly the world's most successful environmental treaty. The need to act faster and go further in our climate ambitions could not be clearer: https://lnkd.in/eP68fJ8K A main agenda item is lifecycle refrigerant management (LRM). Well-trained and well-equipped technicians are the backbone of effective LRM, and critical to unlocking its significant ozone and climate benefits. #MOP36 attendees, join us and Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) on 10/28 at 18:00 in CR-3 to hear our panel of experts discuss recommendations for LRM workforce development: https://lnkd.in/eg75_Mzy

Balsa wood is a critical component of wind turbine blades due to its light yet resilient nature: https://ow.ly/2R7h50TSTZn But as demand for wind energy grows, where is all that balsa coming from? “Balsa harvesting has already created - and is still creating - all this environmental, social, and economic havoc in resourcing countries like Ecuador and Peru.” Our Asia Policy Specialist Haibing Ma spoke with E&E News about the "uncomfortable questions" our new report raises on the ways the wind energy industry sources balsa wood for turbine blades: https://ow.ly/v0qX50TSTZm

Ligera, fuerte y duradera, la madera balsa es ideal para las palas de las turbinas de viento. Sin embargo, el creciente aumento de la demanda de energía eólica está ejerciendo presión sobre la Amazonía ecuatoriana, que suministra la mayor parte de la balsa del mundo. La transición hacia las energías renovables es clave para abordar la crisis climática, pero la energía es solo tan limpia como su cadena de suministro. Nuestra nueva investigación conecta los puntos entre la deforestación, las violaciones a los derechos humanos y los principales fabricantes de palas de aerogeneradores: https://lnkd.in/e7Gta_Ch

Noise pollution in the ocean has risen dramatically over the past 50 years, mostly due to increased commercial shipping. For #NationalMarineSanctuaryDay, learn how #MPAs like Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary are conducting research to track the sea's changing soundscape: https://lnkd.in/eyRsz8c3 Underwater noise pollution is a problem that extends far beyond the California coast, though. We work with international agencies like the International Maritime Organization to #TurnDownTheVolume and protect marine life from the harmful impacts of ocean noise: https://lnkd.in/ecnHMde6

Light, strong, and durable, balsa wood is uniquely suited for use in wind turbine blades. However, growing demand for wind power - especially in the U.S. and China - is putting pressure on the Ecuadorian Amazon, which supplies most of the world's balsa. Transitioning to renewables is key to addressing the climate crisis, but energy is only as clean as its supply chain. Our new investigation connects the dots between deforestation, human rights violations, and leading wind turbine blade manufacturers: https://lnkd.in/gf_wqdPc

10 kg of rhino horn, hidden inside a sculpture, were intercepted during an attempt to smuggle them to China via OR Tambo International Airport in South Africa. Investigations to uncover the trafficking network behind the illegal shipment are ongoing: https://lnkd.in/exysCrHD

As the UN Biodiversity #COP16Colombia gets underway, alleged systemic illegalities in the DRC’s industrial logging sector threaten the incredible biodiversity of the Congo Basin - and the DRC’s status as a climate and biodiversity “solution” country: https://lnkd.in/evZXBKrP