Sentences with phrase «called hydrofluorocarbons»

The class of chemicals called hydrofluorocarbons, used in refrigeration, have a greenhouse potency more than 1,000 times greater than carbon dioxide per molecule — but dissipate quickly in the atmosphere once emitted, so reducing them now can help avoid near - term climate impacts more effectively.

Stronger hoses and tighter connections in the Vanguard's air conditioning system reduce the amount of concentrated global warming pollutants, called hydrofluorocarbons, which leak into the air.

The organic - grass - fed - gluten free - cold pressed turkey in your shopping cart is being refrigerated with some of the most potent greenhouse gases in the world called hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)-- gases used in refrigerators and air conditioners with global warming potentials hundreds to thousands of times higher than carbon dioxide.

The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) filed a petition yesterday calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to end the use of powerful greenhouse gases called hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in a number of applications, building on the significant progress made in two recent rulemakings under the Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program.

HCFCs will eventually be replaced by substances called hydrofluorocarbons or HFCs, which do not destroy ozone at all.

On Saturday, diplomats announced a new international agreement aimed at phasing out a family of climate - warming compounds called hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs.

In addition, developed nations are making mistakes when reporting emissions of the gases, called hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the study finds.

Manufacturers have introduced new families of chemicals containing no chlorine or bromine, called hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), that have physical properties similar to the halons and no ozone depletion potential.

Not exact matches

Policy Response: In Feb. 2012, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced an international initiative to reduce methane, black carbon, and hydrofluorocarbons called the Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short - Lived Climate Pollutants.

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) were initially replaced with hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) and then hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), making HFCs the so - called «grandchildren» of the Montreal Protocol.

Leaking refrigerants are a major cause of climate change because they predominantly consist of two families of synthetic manmade chemicals called hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs)-- both ozone depleting substances and super greenhouse gases (GHGs)-- and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)-- powerful GHGs...

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.