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February 28, 2025 by IGSD IGSD Urges UN to Declare Human Rights Obligation to Reduce Methane Emissions

28 February 2025– In response to the UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change and Human Rights’ Call for Inputs on the Fossil Fuel-Based Economy and Human Rights, the Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development (IGSD) submitted its recommendations underscoring the urgency of reducing fossil fuel-based emissions of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs), particularly methane, to slow […]
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 February 28, 2025
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February 27, 2025 by IGSD New Handbook of Best Practices: Room Air Conditioner Installation for the Lowest Carbon Footprint

27 February 2025 – The Center for Environmental Energy Engineering (CEEE) at University of Maryland, the Climate & Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), Centro Studi Galileo, and the Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development (IGSD) released an open-source handbook that explains how to appropriately install high-efficiency room air conditioners for the highest energy efficiency and lowest […]
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 February 27, 2025
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February 10, 2025 by IGSD How R-290 Cooling is Transforming the Automotive Sector and Fighting Super Pollutants

by Climate and Clean Air Coalition Secretariat Cutting hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) is essential in the fight against climate change and improving public health. Projects supported by the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), such as the Green Automobile Air Conditioner Technology Demonstration Program, are leading the charge in creating sustainable solutions with lasting impact. By tackling […]
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 February 10, 2025
December 5, 2024 by IGSD IGSD y CEDHA Presentan Amicus en el Caso Histórico de Mecheros en Ecuador

4 de diciembre de 2024 – El Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development (IGSD) y el Centro para los Derechos Humanos y el Ambiente (CEDHA) presentaron un amicus curiae ante la Corte Constitucional de Ecuador, proporcionando evidencia científica y argumentos legales para destacar la importancia de priorizar el caso emblemático de los Mecheros. En 2020, […]
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 December 5, 2024
December 5, 2024 by IGSD IGSD & CEDHA Submit Amicus in Ecuador’s Historic Case on Fossil Gas Flaring (Mecheros Case)

4 December 2024 – The Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development (IGSD) and the Center for Human Rights and Environment (CEDHA) filed an amicus curiae before Ecuador’s Constitutional Court, providing scientific evidence and compelling legal arguments to emphasize the need to prioritize the landmark ‘Mecheros case’ on fossil gas flaring. In 2020, nine girls from […]
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 December 5, 2024
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November 19, 2024 by IGSD Ford Motor Company Submits Application to List Natural Refrigerant R290 in Secondary Loop Architecture as Acceptable for Electric Vehicle Cooling and Heating

Washington DC, 19 November 2024 – U.S. automotive manufacturer Ford Motor Company submitted an application to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) to list R290 (propane) as acceptable for use in automotive thermal management systems under the Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program. “Congratulations to Ford on this important step toward the introduction […]
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 November 19, 2024
October 22, 2024 by IGSD Ghana Climate Champion Kofi A. Agyarko Awarded 2023 Haagen-Smit Clean Air Award for Environmental Justice

California, 22 October 2024 – Mr. Kofi Adu Agyarko from the Ghana Ministry of Energy has earned the prestigious 2023 Haagen-Smit Clean Air Award for Environmental Justice. The award will be presented October 24th in Sacramento, California, at the Board of Directors meeting of the California Air Resources Board (CARB).  Mr. Kofi Agyarko has been […]
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 October 22, 2024
October 8, 2024 by IGSD New IGSD Resource Guide on Preventing the Dumping of Inefficient Cooling Equipment Using Obsolete Refrigerants in Vulnerable Developing-Country Markets

8 October 2024 – The IGSD Resource Guide on Preventing the Dumping of Inefficient Cooling Equipment provides information and resources for government representatives and their advisors, researchers, academics, non-profit, philanthropic and other nongovernmental organizations, and other citizens to understand the practice of environmentally harmful dumping of new but energy-inefficient cooling equipment that uses high global-warming-potential refrigerants. The Resource Guide also provides insights […]
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 October 8, 2024
August 7, 2024 by IGSD IGSD and NCAER Strategic Partnership to Study Economic Impacts of Arctic Sea Ice Melting on India

New Delhi / Washington DC, August 7, 2024 — The Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development (IGSD) and the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) today announced a new partnership to investigate the economic impacts of Arctic ice melt on India, its economy and global impact. This collaboration aims to leverage both organizations’ expertise […]
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 August 7, 2024
June 13, 2024 by IGSD Brazil Hearing Puts Human Face on the Climate Emergency and Human Rights

24 – 29 May 2024, Brazil – Amid the worst floods in the history of the Brazilian State Rio Grande do Soul, a historic climate gathering unfolded in the heart of the Amazon: The Inter-American Court of Human Rights convened its second groundbreaking hearing to address the Advisory Opinion on “The Climate Emergency and Human […]
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 June 13, 2024