A deal to reduce greenhouse gases far more powerful than carbon dioxide has been signed by about 150 countries. The agreement divides countries into three groups with different deadlines to reduce factory-made hydrofluorocarbon gases, which are used in fridges, air-conditioning, some inhalers and insulating foam. The developed nations, including most of Europe and the US,…
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Over the weekend, international leaders meeting in Kigali, Rwanda, agreed to a remarkable deal to phase-out hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), used as refrigerants and propellants. HFCs are potent greenhouse gases. The agreement ended a decade of negotiations under the Montreal Protocol, established in 1987 to protect the ozone layer. Under the new agreement, developed nations will reduce…
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0Nearly 200 nations hammered out a legally binding deal to cut back on greenhouse gases used in refrigerators and air conditioners, a Rwandan minister announced to loud cheers on Saturday, in a major step against climate change. The deal, which includes the world’s two biggest economies, the United States and China, divides countries into three…
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0KIGALI, Rwanda — Environmental groups early Saturday said nations have reached a deal to limit the use of greenhouse gases far more powerful than carbon dioxide as part of efforts to fight climate change. At issue are hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, which are used in air conditioners and refrigerators and have been described as the world’s…
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0Historic agreement reached on global deal to cut super-pollutant HFC greenhouse gases KIGALI: Parties to the Montreal Protocol have adopted an historic global agreement mandating controls on hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) consumption and production after eight years of protracted negotiations. The agreement will avoid more than 70 billion tonnes of CO2-equivalent HFC emissions. The Kigali Amendment…
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