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An HFC phase-down can avoid up to 0.5⁰ Celsius of global warming by 2100.
HFCs are the fastest-growing greenhouse gases. Many are 100s to 1000s of times more powerful than carbon dioxide (CO2) at warming the atmosphere.
The Climate and Clean Air Coalition believes urgent actions, like an HFC phase-down, are necessary to limit climate change.

Reducing Hydrofluorocarbons via the Montreal Protocol is the most significant climate action the world can take this year

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UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner's Message on the Paris Agreement

Online data base for collecting, sharing and tracking information

Welcome to the Climate Initiatives Platform (CIP), an online data base/portal for collecting, sharing and tracking information about International Climate Initiatives (ICIs).
The platform contains a comprehensive collection of information on international climate mitigation initiatives currently in operation that have potential to contribute to reduction of greenhouse gas emissions;

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COP21, Paris, France

UNEP @ COP21 | Paris, France

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In the Regions

http://www.ccacoalition.org/

The Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants

http://ctc-n.org

Climate Technology Centre & Network

Youth Climate Report Video Map

GIS World Map of Youth Climate Report Interview Subjects 2015
Created by York University, Mark Terry, Humanities 6329, "Digital Humanities and Social Change", Professor T.V. Reed

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