WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate today ratified the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, the international treaty phasing down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) that received broad support, ranging from environmental organizations such as NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council), to industry and the…
Expert BlogUnited StatesDavid Doniger, Alex Hillbrand, Christina Theodoridi
NRDC and other environmental, state, and industry organizations called on the EPA to ban the super climate pollutants called hydrofluorocarbons from key applications where climate-friendlier alternatives are readily available.
NRDC filed a lawsuit today against EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt for unlawfully revoking the agency’s limits on uses of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), the super-potent climate-changing pollutants used in refrigeration, air conditioning, insulation, aerosols, and other products.
WASHINGTON – The world community is expected to adopt an agreement in Kigali, Rwanda, early Saturday to start phasing down the powerful climate-warming gases called hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) through a legally-binding amendment to the Montreal Protocol, the treaty that saved the…
