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JULY 14, 2022

The Metals Company has invested significant resources in its deep-sea environmental baseline program, and in November 2021 the company entered into an agreement with Kongsberg Digital to develop a Digital Twin. —Gerard Barron, Chairman and CEO of The Metals Company. Source: TMC. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 16, 2012

The initiative of developing and developed countries was catalyzed by the Federated States of Micronesia as a way to slow sea level rise. The Coalition’s work will augment, not replace, global action to reduce carbon dioxide (CO 2 ). A substantial part of these cuts can be done at little or no net cost. Earlier post.).

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JUNE 3, 2010

Micronesia, for one, is proposing the use of the Montreal Protocol treaty to phase out HFCs as the most important fast-action strategy for saving their island. Calls for rapid action on HFCs. The surge in growth of HFCs highlighted by the new report has already prompted calls for their quick phase out. Fifth Climate Action Report.

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JUNE 23, 2009

Partly based on this research, the eight nation-states and territories of Micronesia and the Republic of Mauritius have proposed to regulate these HFCs under the Montreal Protocol, although the treaty does not cover these gases. The increasing use of HFCs could significantly undo the climate benefits attained under the Montreal Protocol.

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OCTOBER 14, 2009

The small island nations of Micronesia and Mauritius submitted a joint proposal in April to phase down production and consumption of HFCs under the Montreal Protocol. Molina received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1995 for his path-breaking work in 1974 that sounded the alarm on ozone-depleting CFCs.). Stephen Andersen.

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APRIL 30, 2010

The Federated States of Micronesia submitted a similar proposal on HFCs as well. HFC emissions controlled under the Kyoto Protocol would not be affected by either the North American or Micronesia proposal. This is 10 to 20 times the mitigation under the Kyoto Protocol’s first commitment period assuming full compliance. C, says IGSD.

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