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19 Aug 2021

India to phase out harmful gases that deplete Ozone layer

Union Cabinet has approved the Kigali Amendment to Montreal Protocol India will phase out harmful gases that deplete the ozone layer

21 Mar 2017

Developed countries to phase down greenhouse gas by 2036: Govt

The Minister said it has been agreed that the developing countries will have a differentiated time schedule for such phase down.

19 Oct 2016

India's new HFC-reduction target eliminating 1/6th of coal-powered CO2 emissions

Greenhouse gases

14 Oct 2016

India, US reach consensus on phasing out super greenhouse gases

India and the US on Friday reached a consensus over bringing down the consumption of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) used in air-conditioners and refrigerators, said an Indian official.

Hydrofluorocarbons

14 Oct 2016

HFC phaseout: India needs to seize the moment on climate change

Hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, were once crucial replacements for ozone-depleting coolants, but these one-time environmental saviours have become the fastest-growing heat-trapping pollutants.

24 Oct 2015

Refrigerator coolants contribute to ozone depletion: NASA

The researchers estimated that the common chemical coolants known as hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) will cause a 0.035 percent decrease in ozone by 2050.

16 Oct 2015

Citing talks with India, China, US announces new greenhouse gas commitments

The US has been working to negotiate an amendment to the Montreal Protocol to phase down the production and consumption of HFCs globally.

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