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John Kerry says carbon dioxide reductions must be augmented with cuts in hydrofluorocarbon use

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

Not exact matches

«Adopting an ambitious amendment to phase down the use and production of hydrofluorocarbons — or HFCs — is likely the single most important step that we could take at this moment to limit the warming of our planet,» Secretary of State John Kerry said in Kigali, in remarks before the passage of the agreement.

The deal reached in Kigali, Rwanda, comes after years of wrangling over HFCs — short for hydrofluorocarbons — and could on its own prevent a 0.5 °C (0.9 °F) rise in temperature by 2100.

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.

CGF is urging all consumer goods companies to phase out harmful hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) focusing on four key points; the installation of new refrigeration equipment in markets where viable, engagement with stakeholders to overcome barriers in markets where installation is not currently viable, reduction of the environmental impact of existing refrigeration systems and the development of individual targets and action plans to measure the first three points.

The researchers say that countries must also tackle short - lived climate pollutants like hydrofluorocarbons that accelerate warming greatly in the near term, and take some of the carbon that is currently in the atmosphere out.

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.

The rules proposed yesterday at the White House target hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), a class of chemicals used in air conditioning, foams and refrigeration (E&EN ews PM, Oct. 15).

Debate over «natural refrigerants» In November, 400 such retailers committed to stop using hydrofluorocarbons — coolants that affect the climate far more than CO2 — by 2015.

The amendment to the Montreal Protocol phasing down heat - trapping hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which was adopted in the early hours of Saturday in the Rwandan capital of Kigali, is in part the result of 7 1/2 years of lobbying and maneuvering by the Obama administration, environmental advocacy community and U.S. industry bent on using the ozone treaty to phase down the climate - forcing chemicals.

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 gaIn 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 gain 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.

The decision makes efforts to cut hydrofluorocarbons more difficult both in the U.S. and globally

It's formula is C21H27FO6, making it a hydrofluorocarbon — a category of compounds perhaps best known for replacing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) when their role in the destruction of the ozone layer was discovered.

When world leaders reached a deal last month in Kigali to curb the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)-- planet - warming chemicals widely used in air conditioners and refrigerators — many boasted the move would prevent nearly 0.5 °C in warming by 2100.

The most important new measure proposed is a phase down in the supply of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), the most widely used of the F gases.

However, the U.S. has pledged to reduce emissions by 26 - 28 % from 2005 levels by 2025 in its internationally determined contribution (INDC) to the UN process, meaning that the US must make more than an additional 16 % reduction from fuel efficiency standards, energy efficiency programs, non-CO2 greenhouse gas (e.g. methane, hydrofluorocarbons) reductions, and other components of Obama's climate action plan in order to meet its INDC.

Parties to the Montreal Protocol met last month in Vienna to negotiate a global phase down of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), super-greenhouse gases that are thousands of times more potent than carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

Parties to the Montreal Protocol met last month in Vienna to negotiate a global phase down of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), super-greenhouse gases that are thousands...

Vienna, Austria, 25 July 2016: Civil society organisations welcome the progress that has been made at the international negotiations for phasing down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) which ended on a high this weekend in Vienna.

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).

A phase - down of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) at the Montreal Protocol would rid the world of HFCs in the largest, fastest and most cost - effective mitigation option currently available.

Last year, Parties agreed to reach an agreement in 2016 on cutting down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which are the fastest growing greenhouse gases in many countries.

In the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol adopted in 2016, parties agreed to phase - down hydrofluorocarbons, the fastest growing climate pollutantIn the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol adopted in 2016, parties agreed to phase - down hydrofluorocarbons, the fastest growing climate pollutantin 2016, parties agreed to phase - down hydrofluorocarbons, the fastest growing climate pollutants.

Hydrofluorocarbons are the fastest growing greenhouse gases in many countries.

In Clarke et al. (2007), radiative forcing is defined in terms of a suite of six greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs) and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6In Clarke et al. (2007), radiative forcing is defined in terms of a suite of six greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs) and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6in terms of a suite of six greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs) and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6).

Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) are everywhere: in our cars, refrigerators, air - conditioners and the insulation in the walls of most buildings.

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...

Next week the European Parliament will vote on a new F - Gas Regulation — a piece of legislation with which EIA has been closely involved that will see the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in Europe reduced by almost 80 per cent by 2030.

In 2016, EIA released Transitioning HFCs in India, a report estimating the growing contributions of multinational fast food and beverage companies to hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) emissions in IndiIn 2016, EIA released Transitioning HFCs in India, a report estimating the growing contributions of multinational fast food and beverage companies to hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) emissions in Indiin India, a report estimating the growing contributions of multinational fast food and beverage companies to hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) emissions in Indiin India.

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.

(CO2e refers to the six Kyoto greenhouse gases — carbon dioxide [CO2], methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride — all expressed in terms of the equivalent amount of CO2.

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.»

The announcement came at a meeting of parties to the Montreal Protocol at Kigali in Rwanda where final negotiations are taking place to substantially reduce the use of HFCs (hydrofluorocarbons) by 2030.

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).

EIA's Climate Campaign focuses on international and domestic policies to phase - down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)- potent greenhouse gases (GHGs) used primarily in refrigeration, air conditioning, and foam applications.

At the 36th OEWG, Parties have four amendment proposals to consider for negotiating a deal on a global phase - down of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs); HFCs are a group of potent greenhouse gases used mainly in refrigeration and air - conditioning, with climate impacts hundreds to thousands of times higher than CO2.

In the build - up to 21st Conference of the Parties (CoP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Parties to the Montreal Protocol launched formal negotiations on one of the largest, fastest and most cost - effective global climate mitigation measures available — the phase down of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).

The California Air Resources Board has banned the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in new cooling equipment.

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.

The work of the initiative therefore creates a direct intersect between three internationally agreed goals for the first time: the Paris Climate Agreement; the Sustainable Development Goals; and the Montreal Protocol's Kigali Amendment * — with one of the key goals of the amendment to limit consumption and production of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), a potent greenhouse gas used widely in air conditioners and refrigerators.

I responded «Chris (# 50), from your reference: «Endangerment Finding: The Administrator finds that the current and projected concentrations of the six key well - mixed greenhouse gases — carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6)-- in the atmosphere threaten the public health and welfare of current and future generations.

The Kigali Amendment will come into force on January 1, 2019, and countries around the world will need to start cutting their consumption and production of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCS)-- potent greenhouse gases used in cooling and refrigeration.

The largest immediate impact will come from reducing powerful but relatively short - lived pollutants, like black carbon (especially soot from cooking fires), methane, and HFCs (hydrofluorocarbons, used in cooling equipment), and by stabilizing the world's forest cover.

The Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer struck a landmark deal in October 2016 in Kigali to reduce the emissions of powerful greenhouse gases, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).

Countries included in Annex B of the Protocol (most Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries and countries with economies in transition) agreed to reduce their human - induced heat - trapping gas (greenhouse gas) emissions (carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride) by at least 5 % below 1990 levels in the commitment period 2008 to 2012.

Similarly, several other, lesser known greenhouse warming agents, including hydrofluorocarbons, chlorofluorocarbons, SF6 and black carbon, are mostly produced in concentrated sectors of the economy, often in just a few locations.

This text amends previous legilsations to: implement Australia's commitment to phase - down import, export and production of hydrofluorocarbons from 1 January 2018, in advance of the global...

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.