Sentences with phrase «as hydrofluorocarbons»

Although the Montreal Protocol eliminated the use of most gases which were damaging the ozone layer, its job is not done as hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)-- the chemicals which have replaced ozone - depleting substances — are now destroying our climate.

This call to action is also an opportunity for policymakers to integrate the impact of a class of super GHGs, known as hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), into climate and health planning.

15 October, Kigali: Climate Action Network welcomes the outcome reached in Kigali under the Montreal Protocol to phase down «super greenhouse gases» known as hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).

• Leverages new opportunities to reduce pollution of highly - potent greenhouse gases known as hydrofluorocarbons; directs agencies to develop a comprehensive methane strategy; and commits to protect our forests and critical landscapes.

Not exact matches

As parties to the Montreal Protocol consider an amendment to phase down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), one critical concern is the availability of zero - or low - global warming potential (low - GWP) alternatives to replace high - global warming potential (GWP) HFCs.

America's leading beverage companies have vowed voluntarily to eliminate hydrofluorocarbons — a common coolant and contributor to carbon emissions - as a refrigerant in company - controlled coolers, vending machines and fountain dispensers.

In an op - ed in the Financial Times yesterday, Secretary of State John Kerry pointed to efforts to curb the super-greenhouse gases hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) through an amendment to the Montreal Protocol as a place to help bridge the gap.

McCarthy said the administration will build upon vehicle fuel emissions rules, regulations to reduce hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) from refrigeration and air conditioning units, and future proposals to cut methane emissions from oil and gas production, as well as EPA's proposal to cut carbon emissions from the power sector.

It also had the unfortunate side effect of creating a rise in hydrofluorocarbons — a potent greenhouse gas — as alternative coolants.

The announcement comes at a critical time as the world's governments seek to finalize a global agreement under the Montreal Protocol to phase down all hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).

As Parties to Montreal Protocol negotiate a global agreement for an HFC phase - down this year, several safety standards and building codes are threatening to limit the climate ambition and effectiveness of this agreement by blocking the uptake of low global warming potential (GWP), energy efficient alternatives to hydrofluorocarbon (HFC)- based cooling around the world.

THE US Environment Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday issued its much anticipated «Endangerment Finding» which makes six gases — carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons and sulfur hexafluoride — officially recognised as a danger to the public.

There is growing recognition of the value of near - term actions to reduce short - lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) such as methane, black carbon, and various hydrofluorocarbons that have large global warming potentials.

The White House and private - sector leaders announced ambitious new actions yesterday to reduce emissions from hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), greenhouse gases commonly used as refrigerants that are as much as 12,000 more potent than carbon dioxide.

SciDev.Net: Efforts to rid the world of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), a group of powerful greenhouse gases mainly used as refrigerants, may depend on developing nations being able to leapfrog these chemicals to less harmful alternatives, an environmental group has warned.

But China also emits a significant amount of GHGs besides carbon dioxide — methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons, sulfur hexafluoride and nitrogen trifluoride — collectively referred to as non-CO2 GHG emissions.

Global efforts to dramatically reduce super greenhouse gases in the fight against climate change saw a major advance today as the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol got the go ahead to crack down on harmful hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).

As parties to the Montreal Protocol consider an amendment to phase down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), one critical concern is the availability of zero - or low - global warming potential (low - GWP) alternatives to replace high - global warming potential (GWP) HFCs.

GHGs include: CO2, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride - the latter 3 are known as fluorinated greenhouse gases.

EIA has released a new report exposing leading U.S. retailers such as Walmart, Publix, and Safeway as doing little to meet public commitments to phase out hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), some of the most potent greenhouse gases (GHGs), used most commonly in refrigeration and air conditioning systems.

As corporate interests continue to delay these negotiations, there's one opportunity that shouldn't be missed to address climate change in the short - term — eliminating hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) under the Montreal Protocol.

As the leadership role for U.S. states on the global stage takes shape, super-pollutant hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) should be near the top of the list as the low - hanging fruit for these actors to addresAs the leadership role for U.S. states on the global stage takes shape, super-pollutant hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) should be near the top of the list as the low - hanging fruit for these actors to addresas the low - hanging fruit for these actors to address.

Since a sustainable future based on the continued extraction of coal, oil and gas in the «business - as - usual mode» will not be possible because of both resource depletion and environmental damages (as caused, e.g., by dangerous sea level rise) we urge our societies to -LSB-...] Reduce the concentrations of warming air pollutants (dark soot, methane, lower atmosphere ozone, and hydrofluorocarbons) by as much as 50 % [and] cut the climate forcers that have short atmospheric lifetimes.

As Biden rightly pointed out, the super greenhouse gases hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), primarily used in air conditioning and refrigeration, are major contributors to climate change.

As the EPA works to finalize a proposed rulemaking prohibiting the use of high global warming potential (GWP) hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in certain end - uses, two primary questions are raised: Will the EPA produce a rule making...

The Hannaford grocery store will be the first in the country to use a CO2 transcritical system that will use carbon dioxide (CO2) as a refrigerant rather than HFCs (hydrofluorocarbons)-- super greenhouse gases thousands of times worse for the global climate than CO2.

Additionally, the seven member countries of the Arctic Council «[urged] the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer to take action as soon as possible... to phase down the production and consumption of hydrofluorocarbons, which contribute to the warming of the Arctic region.»

Today, DuPont manufactures hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) as alternatives to CFCs for the air conditioning and refrigeration industries.

Fast action to reduce short - lived climate pollutants, such as black carbon, methane, hydrofluorocarbons and tropospheric ozone, is key to improving air quality and slowing the rate of climate change.

This increase has been driven by a 249 percent increase in emissions of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) since 1990, as they have been widely used as a substitute for ozone - depleting substances.

India's volte face in agreeing to phase down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) under the Montreal Protocol has come as a surprise to industrialised countries as well as refrigeration and... Read more