UN, 16 September 2015 – A political commitment to manage hydrofluorocarbons under the Montreal Protocol – a huge environmental success that agreed to phase out ozone-depleting chemicals – could be one of the biggest climate change wins in the lead-up to the December’s climate conference, says United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
Showing posts with label fluorinated gases. Show all posts
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Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Cooling without climate warming: Parliament backs F-gas ban
The use of climate-unfriendly fluorinated gases
should be banned in new air-conditioning appliances and refrigerators by
2022-2025, under draft rules approved by the European Parliament on
Wednesday. These rules had already been informally agreed with EU
ministers. Overall, the use of potent hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) greenhouse
gases is to be reduced by 79% by 2030.
Following bans on chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in the 1980s to slow depletion of the ozone layer, the new draft legislation targets use of several other fluorinated gases that are harmful to the climate. "F-gases" can have a greenhouse warming effect up to 23,000 times greater than equivalent amounts of CO2.
Following bans on chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in the 1980s to slow depletion of the ozone layer, the new draft legislation targets use of several other fluorinated gases that are harmful to the climate. "F-gases" can have a greenhouse warming effect up to 23,000 times greater than equivalent amounts of CO2.
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