Sentences with phrase «hydrofluorocarbons under»
Over the past few years my friends and family in India have heard me talking again and again about «phasing out hydrofluorocarbons under the Montreal Protocol.»
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The G - 8's unstated implication is that the proposed emissions drops would only cover those greenhouse gases regulated under the Kyoto treaty (carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, sulfur hexafluoride, hydrofluorocarbons, and perfluorocarbons).
WASHINGTON — After a brief but lively internal debate, the Obama administration has decided not to seek an immediate phase - out of hydrofluorocarbons (HFC's), a potent group of climate - warming gases, under a treaty aimed at protecting the ozone layer.
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).
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).
The consumption and emissions of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) are projected to increase substantially in the coming decades in response to regulation of ozone depleting gases under the Montreal...
The High - Level Segment (HLS) plenary met in the morning, where delegates continued hearing statements from Heads of Delegation, and participated in a ministerial roundtable, «Towards an Agreement on a hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Amendment under the Montreal Protocol: Ensuring benefits for all.»
One initiative being discussed is the phase - down of the «super greenhouse gases» HFCs (hydrofluorocarbons) under the Montreal Protocol.
Halogenated gases currently contribute 12 % to overall radiative forcing.1 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.
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.
ECO was pleased to wake up Sunday to the news that Presidents Obama and Xi had agreed to work together to combat climate change by phasing down the super greenhouse gases, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), under the Montreal Protocol.
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.
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
Those included under the Kyoto Protocol are: carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, sulphur hexafluoride and two groups of gases: hydrofluorocarbons and perfluorocarbons.