Most discussions about using international institutions to address climate change focus narrowly on the work of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. However, many other international institutions also have a significant role to play in mitigating and adapting to the effects of climate change.

Halogenated gases currently contribute 12% to overall radiative forcing. While actions under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (Montreal Protocol) are already addressing CFCs and HCFCs, atmospheric concentrations of some HFCs (hydrofluorocarbons) are rising rapidly, by more than 23% each year.

Focuses on the issue of phasing down hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) use. It also provides a summary of the UN DPI non-governmental organization briefing on the ozone layer and climate change held on 18 June 2009, including presentations as well as the question and answer session held with ozone experts.

Given the emissions forecasts of both the industrialized and developing economies, and the disproportionate vulnerability of the world