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EIA Announces: HFC Greenhouse Gases To Be Controlled By Montreal Protocol
2015-11-09 01:42:58| pollutiononline News Articles
In the early hours of November 6, the 27th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol ended negotiations with a clear agreement to address the consumption and production of HFCs (hydrofluorocarbons), but stopped short of a legal amendment to the Protocol to phase down the gases
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EIA Announces: HFC Greenhouse Gases To Be Controlled By Montreal Protocol
2015-11-09 01:42:58| chemicalonline Home Page
In the early hours of November 6, the 27th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol ended negotiations with a clear agreement to address the consumption and production of HFCs (hydrofluorocarbons), but stopped short of a legal amendment to the Protocol to phase down the gases
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UN report raises ceiling for greenhouse gas pollution
2015-11-06 20:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The U.N.'s environmental authority has quietly raised its assessment of the level at which global greenhouse gas emissions must peak to avoid dangerous climate change, as governments seek a new accord to fight global warming. In its first four annual emissions reports in 2010-2013, the United Nations Environment Program said emissions must not exceed 44 billion tons in 2020 for the world to limit global warming to 2 degrees C (3.6 degrees F). But with real-world emissions rising far beyond...
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More states wade into legal fight on greenhouse gases
2015-11-04 17:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: A legal battle is brewing in Washington over President Barack Obama's plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, setting states economically dependent on fossil fuels against those already suffering from longer droughts, stronger storms and higher seas. A coalition of 18 states filed motions Wednesday seeking to defend the Clean Power Plan, responding to lawsuits filed last month against the Environmental Protection Agency. Led by New York and California, they are joined by municipalities and urban...
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Countries in Talks to Phase Out Potent Greenhouse Gases
2015-11-03 15:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Change News: Diplomats working to update a treaty in Dubai`s broiling heat this week can be thankful for air-conditioned conference rooms. They are discussing the Montreal Protocol, which by banning CFCs is expected to fully restore the Earths damaged ozone layer by mid-century. Unfortunately the CFC substitutes found for use as coolants in refrigerators and air con brought their own problems -- they are highly potent warming gases. After years of talking about talking, envoys from 200 countries have...
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