WASHINGTON (July 2, 2015) – The Environmental Protection Agency today finalized standards setting deadlines to end certain uses of hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, powerful heat-trapping gases that significantly contribute to climate change, because safer, climate-friendlier alternatives now exist.
The global community has an unprecedented opportunity. Momentum is already building – technological innovation, new economic trends and political commitments are all coming together – towards a low-carbon future. But the pace of change needs to be accelerated to stimulate…