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JULY 14, 2022

The California Seabed Mining Prevention Act is wending its way through the legislature ( earlier post ), and the Federated States of Micronesia is joining Samoa, Fiji and Palau in calling for a moratorium on deep-sea mining. Earlier post.). However, Nauru, Tonga, Kiribati and Cook Islands have already sponsored mining projects.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Led by the tiny Pacific island of the Federated States of Micronesia, a growing group of low-lying islands and other vulnerable countries are calling for fast action on the approximately 50% of global warming that is caused by pollutants other than carbon dioxide (CO 2 ).

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Last year, the Federated States of Micronesia along with other vulnerable island countries proposed an amendment to the ozone treaty to phase down the production and use of HFCs. The United States, Mexico, and Canada also proposed a similar amendment.

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JUNE 3, 2010

Tags: Global warming Green cars Green credentials Latest news climate change greenhouse gas emissions HFCs increase in greenhouse gas emissions increase in HFCs Micronesia National Communication US climate change.

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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 ).

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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.

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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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