Agreeing a deal to
phase down the use of HFCs is the single most important step we can take to limit the warming of the planet.
Reducing HFCs: The U.S. is also taking action to
phase down the use of high - global - warming - potential HFCs by finding environmentally - friendly alternatives to traditional ozone - depleting substances through the Significant New Alternatives Policy, or SNAP, program.
It also aims to
phase down use of HCFC - 22, a potent greenhouse gas, and to «achieve effective control» of another, HFC - 23.
«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.
Enhance Cooperation on Hydroflurocarbons (HFCs): Building on the historic Sunnylands agreement between President Xi and President Obama regarding HFCs, the United States and China will enhance bilateral cooperation to begin
phasing down the use of high global warming potential HFCs, including through technical cooperation on domestic measures to promote HFC alternatives and to transition government procurement toward climate - friendly refrigerants.
The United States, Canada, and Mexico, joined by Micronesia and Morocco, submitted two amendment proposals to the Montreal Protocol, each proposing to begin
phasing down the use of HFCs immediately.
Not exact matches
UN representatives gathered in Kigali and agreed to
phase -
down the
use of HFCs from 2019 as part of the Kigali Amendment to the Protocol.
Under the Montreal Protocol, Quarantine and Pre-Shipment and feedstock
uses are not subject to
phase -
down, while non-Quarantine and Pre-Shipment
uses (i.e. those
uses that do not fall within the definition of Quarantine and Pre-Shipment or the definition of feedstock) have been
phased out, apart from a small number of exempted critical
uses.
We all knew we wouldn't get anything from this game.The venue tight ground, in London, more importantly the effect of the Norwich result.It seems to me now that our season could be determined by one player.Benik Afobe.He showed enough to warrant a start, Reading would be a great platform.We desperately need him to show the quality we know he has.With the predicted further 3 loses to come, this is going
down to the wire.NES attitude has always been about his team, the system, style with little regard to the opposition, so it's too late for change, we have to carry on and hope that it will be enough.I saw a great tactic
used in Spain, that would suit Costa or Cavellerio, who get frequently caught offside.That is for one of them to stay offside, as long as they are not involved in the first
phase of play, then they are brought into the 2nd
phase, with defenders tracking back, they have the advantage.Mind you it was Barcelona and Messi!!
This is the serious
phase, where mom gets
down to work and really
uses many of her coping techniques.
An analysis done before the HFC
phase -
down agreement predicted that if no action were taken, HFC
use in AC units would rise 2 % a year in developed countries and 5.6 % annually in the developing world through 2050.
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.
They also learn to
use weather forecasts and information about the
phase of the moon to narrow
down the time frame.
Fossil fuel
use is probably the largest source of methane [1], so if fossil fuel
use begins to be
phased down, there is good basis to anticipate that all three of these greenhouse gases could decrease, because of the approximate 10 - year lifetime of methane.
Many people will drink when they are in a manic
phase to slow themselves
down, and
use alcohol to improve their mood when they are depressed.
So get your ratios
down with measurements, get a good Tanita scale if you're gonna
use it, look more at the body water content as well as body fat content, and just try to exercises that are gonna focus on putting on muscle once you get out of that restorative
phase, right?
(1) The liver
uses a two -
phase process to break
down chemicals and toxins.
During this
phase, your hormones are on a see - saw and levels are going up and
down, but not the symbiotic way they
used to.
For the Triphasic main exercises utilise compound exercises and
use about 80 % of 1RM for movements with low quality repetitions such as 4 sets of 3 reps.. For eccentric focussed movement
use a 5 - 6s tempo
down during the eccentric
phase followed by an explosive concentric.
You might need to start with faster breaths, but overtime you will be able to slow each breath -
phase down and get
used to inhaling and exhaling more deeply.
Use basic squatting technique; force knees out (don't let them collapse), come
down to parallel or close to it (a depth where you feel comfortable), do not round your lower back, try to simultaneously contract your abs, glutes and quads when you are «in the hole», control your movement in the downward
phase (go slower that coming up out of the squat), inhale on the way
down and exhale as you come out of the squat.
One group performed exercises
using a 5 - second up
phase and a 10 - second
down phase, the other a more traditional approach of 1 second up and 1 second
down.
Use the return
phase as recovery, rather than sprinting back
down.
Although there are 6 types of flexibility training
used by sports coaches to develop specific goals, most people really only need to know about dynamic, static passive and isometric stretching and which one to
use in the warm up and cool
down phase of a workout.
Here's how to introduce this program slowly: after securing your physician's approval and
using a three - minute warm - up, begin with a training
phase of just 15 seconds before you cool -
down.
The most important new measure proposed is a
phase down in the supply of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), the most widely
used of the F gases.
The
use of the tool can be broken
down into several
phases.
The advanced calendar and moon
phase complications were shoehorned into Rolex» new screw -
down waterproof Oyster case, a design that continues to be
used today, albeit in modernized form.
All engines were quieted
down using «
Phase II Quiet Idle,» including an acoustic cylinder - head cover (already
used on turbos by then), a change to the tooth style on cam belts (deep rounded teeth), plugs for the timing indicator and probe in 2.5 Turbo I and manual - transmission cars, and a transmission dust cover - to - engine oil pan foam seal on 2.5 Turbo I and manual - transmission cars.
Using a digital prototype, which provides a virtual simulation of the car right
down to the last detail, the Mercedes engineers calculated the airflow around the Saloon very early on in the development
phase — long before the first real prototypes of the new E-Class had been produced.
Volkswagen Group's EA189 1.5 - litre diesel engine will be
phased out by 2020 and it is likely that a scaled -
down version of the EA288 2.0 - litre diesel engine will be
used to power the new compact SUV.
Settle your balances as fast as you can (in this
phase, your score may go
down in the beginning, but as your debts are «paid off», one by one, your «debt to income ratio» DTI will improve) + re-establish new credit and start paying your new bills on time every month (
use and pay every month) = credit score and credit limits will start to increase and improve
While I think there is a lot of long - term value in the company, it continues to
use, rather than generate, cash and thus I'm not so eager to hold it if we enter a
down market
phase (or, «risk off» period, as they like to call it nowadays).
The adding of commands happens in
phases and with the
use of effective communication - attaching the command (sit, stay,
down and come) with the action followed by praise.
Provost strips
down the imagery of a mass medium,
uses it to construct a new visual story beyond the dissection and horror, and allows the viewer to cross every
phase of the emotional spectrum.
For the first time, the United States and China will work together and with other countries to
use the expertise and institutions of the Montreal Protocol to
phase down the consumption and production of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), among other forms of multilateral cooperation.
That solution is to rapidly
phase out fossil fuels and replace them with non-carbon sources of energy,
use that energy with maximum efficiency, and
use organic agriculture and reforestation to to draw
down the already dangerous anthropogenic excess of atmospheric CO2.
Regarding HFCs, the United States and China agreed to work together and with other countries through multilateral approaches that include
using the expertise and institutions of the Montreal Protocol to
phase down the production and consumption of HFCs, while continuing to include HFCs within the scope of UNFCCC and its Kyoto Protocol provisions for accounting and reporting of emissions.
To achieve these reductions they propose
phasing out coal - fired power stations by 2030 and scaling
down the
use of unconventional fossil fuels like tar sands.
Since 1998, EIA has been in the vanguard of organisations urging Parties to the Montreal Protocol to address the
use of HFCs and that vision is poised to become a reality with an amendment to
phase -
down HFCs expected to be agreed at a meeting next month in Kigali.
A global
phase -
down could avoid 1.1 — 1.7 billion metric tons CO2 equivalent (CO2 equivalent is a measure
used to compare impacts of greenhouse gases based on their global warming potential in relation to CO2) of GHG emissions per year by 2030, with cumulative emission reductions of nearly 100 billion metric tons CO2 equivalent by 2050.
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.
However, an even more compelling reason to
phase down HFCs is that it provides Indian industry an opportunity to
use incremental funding from the Montreal Protocol to improve the energy efficiency of air conditioners, refrigerators, and other appliances domestically.
At the recent G20 summit in St Petersburg, world leaders supported
using the «expertise and institutions of the Montreal Protocol to
phase down the production and consumption of [HFCs]».
John Kerry and Gina McCarthy stated publicly this week that there is an urgent need for an immediate global
phase down of the
use of HFCs.
India and Saudi Arabia have both made interventions against
using the Montreal Protocol to
phase down HFCs at COP19.
Good news is that many countries at COP19 have specifically identified
using the Montreal Protocol, the treaty set up to tackle the hole in the ozone layer, to
phase down the consumption and production of these super greenhouse gases while allowing the UNFCCC to account for HFC emissions.
Fossil fuel
use is probably the largest source of methane [1], so if fossil fuel
use begins to be
phased down, there is good basis to anticipate that all three of these greenhouse gases could decrease, because of the approximate 10 - year lifetime of methane.
• According to the agreement, the United States and China agreed to «work together and with other countries through multilateral approaches that include
using the expertise and institutions of the Montreal Protocol to
phase down the production and consumption of HFCs, while continuing to include HFCs within the scope of UNFCCC and its Kyoto Protocol provisions for accounting and reporting of emissions.