hydrochlorofluorocarbon News
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U.S. Aims to Accelerate Phase Out of Ozone Damaging Chemicals
The United States has submitted a proposal to adjust the Montreal Protocol, accelerating the phase-out of ozone damaging chemicals. The proposal includes four elements that can be considered individually or as a package: 1) Accelerating the phase-out date of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) by 10 years; 2) Adding interim reduction steps; 3) Setting an earlier baseline; 4) ...
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US$490m pledged in the fight to protect the ozone layer
The US made further progress protecting the ozone layer through successful agreements at the 20th meeting of the parties to the Montreal Protocol in Doha, Qatar. Developed and developing countries agreed to add US$490 million to the Montreal Protocol’s Multilateral Fund for the next three years. This will help phase out chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and replacement hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), ...
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Measures taken to help accelerate the phase out of ozone depleting chemicals
EPA is taking the next step to eliminate harmful hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) emissions, which are ozone-depleting substances and potent greenhouse gases. “EPA is leading the way and working with the global community in helping to protect the environment for future generations with the phase out of HCFCs,” said Robert J. Meyers, principal deputy assistant administrator for EPA's Office of Air ...
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EPA signs two rules to further protect ozone layer
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced two final rules that will further cut ozone-depleting pollutants, protecting the Earth’s ozone layer and reducing harmful greenhouse gases. The rules reduce the availability and use of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), which are primarily used as refrigerants and harm the ozone layer. A diminished ozone layer allows more ...
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New Ozone-Depleting Chemicals Found in the Atmosphere
Four ozone-depleting gases, previously undetected in the atmosphere, have been found by new research. The work suggests that more than 74 000 tonnes of these human-made substances have been released since 1978, and that two are continuing to accumulate in the atmosphere. However, it is not yet known where they come from. The discovery of the hole in the ozone layer in 1985 led to a 130-nation ...
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Commission welcomes agreement in Parliament on ozone layer
The Commission welcomes the vote today by the European Parliament that confirms the first reading agreement reached between Parliament and Council on reinforcing ozone legislation. The agreement comes less than a year after the Commission's proposal was presented. In addition to updating current legislation on the protection of the ozone layer in light of scientific developments, the new ...
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U.S. Proposes Quick Phaseout of Ozone Damaging Chemicals
WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - The United States has submitted a proposal to adjust the Montreal Protocol to accelerate the phaseout of ozone damaging chemicals. Under the Montreal Protocol's First Stage, chlorofluorocarbons, CFCs, were phased out in developed countries by 1996 And replaced by less harmful HCFCs. After World War II, CFCs, halogenated hydrocarbons, were used extensively as aerosol ...
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EPA honors awardees for preserving the ozone layer (HQ)
Scientists, federal investigators, international government officials, and a pop music artist are among the recipients of the 2010 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Montreal Protocol Awards. Honorees are being announced today to commemorate the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. "Recognizing these accomplishments is important to foster innovation and inspire ...
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Miami man sentenced to 18 months in prison for smuggling refrigerant
Today, U.S. District Court Judge Adalberto Jordan sentenced Brendan Clery, 34, to 18 months in prison and ordered him to pay a $10,000 criminal fine and forfeit illegal proceeds in the amount of $935,240. Clery pleaded guilty in April 2011 to knowingly importing approximately 278,256 kilograms of illegal hydrochlorofluorocarbon - 22 (HCFC-22, also known as R-22) into the United States. HCFC-22 is ...
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Miami Man sentenced to 18 months in prison for smuggling refrigerant
Today, U.S. District Court Judge Adalberto Jordan sentenced Brendan Clery, 34, to 18 months in prison and ordered him to pay a $40,000 criminal fine and forfeit illegal proceeds in the amount of $935,240. Clery pleaded guilty in April 2011 to knowingly importing approximately 278,256 kilograms of illegal hydrochlorofluorocarbon - 22 (HCFC-22, also known as R-22) into the United ...
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EPA Approves Three alternative refrigerants to replace hydrofluorocarbons in commercial and household freezers/first time that hydrocarbon substitutes will be widely used in the U.S.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has added three hydrocarbons as acceptable alternatives in household and small commercial refrigerators and freezers through EPA’s Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program. EPA took action after requests from Ben and Jerry’s and General Electric, as well as A.S. Trust & Holdings, and True Manufacturing, a family-owned small ...
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United States and China Agree to Work Together on Phase Down of HFCs
Today, President Obama and President Xi agreed on an important new step to confront global climate change. For the first time, the United States and China will work together and with other countries to use the expertise and institutions of the Montreal Protocol to phase down the consumption and production of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), among other forms of multilateral cooperation. A global phase ...
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Nitrous oxide is now top ozone-layer damaging emission
According to new research, emissions of anthropogenic nitrous oxide (N2O) are now causing more damage to the ozone layer than those of any controlled ozone depleting substance and this is projected to remain the case for the rest of this century. The study suggests that limiting N2O emissions could help both the recovery of the ozone layer and tackle climate change. Many ozone-depleting ...
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Europe using less ozone-damaging chemicals
Europe has made significant progress in phasing out chemicals which damage the ozone layer, according to a report from the European Environment Agency (EEA). The report considers production and use of more than 200 chemicals which damage the planet’s ozone layer, which are controlled by the Montreal Protocol and EU legislation. In the 1970s and 1980s, scientists established that certain ...
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European Commission proposes to revise the regulation on ozone-depleting substance
The European Commission recently presented a proposal to revise the current legislation on the protection of the ozone layer. The revision is intended to simplify the current legislation and reflect the progress made in phasing out ozone-depleting substances in the European Union, to allow the EU to continue leading the global battle to protect and restore the ozone layer. Despite the good ...
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U.S. official to build on EPA relationship with China to address climate change
The Environmental Protection Agency hopes to use its existing relationship with Chinese air pollution officials to find ways to address climate change when EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy visits China the week of Dec. 9. The U.S. and China represent the two largest global economies, the largest energy consumers and the largest carbon emitters, and the two countries must work together to address ...
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EU hails universal ratification of the Montreal Protocol on protecting the ozone layer
The Swedish Presidency of the European Union and the European Commission welcome the universal ratification of the Montreal Protocol announced this week, following ratification by Timor-Leste. This announcement coincides with International Day for the preservation of the ozone layer. The Montreal Protocol, which bans the production of ozone-depleting substances, is widely recognised as a success ...
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The ozone hole of 2008 is larger than in 2007
“After decades of chemical attack, it may take another 50 years or so for the ozone layer to recover fully. As the Montreal Protocol has taught us, when we degrade our environment too far, nursing it back to health tends to be a long journey, not a quick fix”, said Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, on the occasion of the International Day for the Preservation of Ozone Layer ...
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UN Gathers World Leaders for Climate Conclave
NEW YORK, New York, September 24, 2007 (ENS) - National leaders from across the world are gathering at United Nations Headquarters in New York today for the largest ever high level meeting on climate change. The talks are expected to produce a strong call for action to address the planet's rising temperature that threatens higher sea levels, water scarcity, extreme weather patterns, a wave of ...
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Historic Agreement Safeguards Both Climate and Ozone Layer
MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada, September 22, 2007 (ENS) - In an unprecedented agreement, industrialized and developing countries have decided to accelerate the phaseout of coolant chemicals that are harmful to the ozone layer and also are a cause of global climate warming. Representatives of 191 countries that are Parties to the Montreal Proctol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer agreed ...
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