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HFC-Busters... Who You Gonna Call?

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

Three Amigos Move on Super Greenhouse Gases

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

A Super Solution for Super Greenhouse Gases

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

David Doniger
David Doniger
Policy Director, NRDC Climate Center
Washington, D.C.
I'm the policy director of the Natural Resources Defense Council's (NRDC) Climate Center, and our...
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