«That agreement set the stage not just for
this HFC phaseout accord but for the broader Paris Agreement,» said Paul Bledsoe, a White House climate adviser during the Clinton administration.
Not exact matches
As with the HCFC
phaseout, developed countries agreed to make the first move: They must begin abandoning the production and consumption of
HFCs next year and achieve an 85 % reduction by 2036.
The study follows international negotiations last week in Bangkok, Thailand, where nations discussed the
phaseout of
HFCs under the Montreal Protocol, a global treaty meant to protect the planet's ozone layer.
As with the HCFC
phaseout, developed countries agreed to make the first move: They must begin abandoning the production and consumption of
HFCs next year and achieve an 85 % reduction by 2036.