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November 8, 2009
Posted by David Doniger in Solving Global Warming
- Tags:
- china, climatenegotiations, copenhagen, globalwarming, HFCs, hydrofluorocarbons, india, montrealprotocol, ozonelayer
While carbon dioxide gets the most attention, other heat-trapping pollutants contribute to rising temperatures and the dangers of global warming. One set of chemicals, called hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), poses a rapidly growing threat. The world community has a big opportunity to...continued→
September 15, 2009
Posted by David Doniger in Solving Global Warming
- Tags:
- americancleanenergyandsecurityact, climate negotiations, copenhagen, HFCs, hydrofluorocarbons, montrealprotocol
The United States, Canada, and Mexico today announced a joint proposal to phase down a class of powerful global warming pollutants, called hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), under the Montreal Protocol, the treaty adopted more than 20 years ago to protect the ozone...continued→
July 25, 2009
Posted by David Doniger in Solving Global Warming
- Tags:
- americancleanenergyandsecurityact, hfcs, hydrofluorocarbons, kyotoprotocol, montrealprotocol, ozonelayer, UNFCCC
All eyes are focusing on the climate change negotiations coming to a head in Copenhagen in December, as more than 190 nations try to hammer out an effective regime to cut carbon dioxide (CO2) and other heat-trapping pollutants. Meanwhile, with...continued→