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HFCs

Cleaner coolants fund gets $540m - and US backing

Cleaner coolants fund gets $540m – and US backing

The Trump administration is set to ratify the Kigali Amendment to phase down potent warming HFC gases, while helping fund poor countries to make the switch

Marshall Islands become first nation to ratify global HFC treaty

Marshall Islands become first nation to ratify global HFC treaty

President hails Kigali deal as “good for our people, the planet, and the profits of those that follow in our footsteps”

Chilling in Kigali: how the world sealed a climate deal for fridges

Chilling in Kigali: how the world sealed a climate deal for fridges

In the first in our 2016 in review series, Chatham House’s Duncan Brack reflects on the UN deal to curb HFC use that was agreed in October

UN agrees historic deal to cut HFC greenhouse gases

UN agrees historic deal to cut HFC greenhouse gases

An estimated 0.5C of global warming could be prevented if latest climate pact is implemented successfully, say scientists

John Kerry urges ambition as HFC talks go into extra time

John Kerry urges ambition as HFC talks go into extra time

Negotiators in Kigali are arguing over the speed of a shift away from potent warming gases used in air conditioning

Indian industry calls for support on HFC phase-down

Indian industry calls for support on HFC phase-down

Finance and technology transfer critical to unlock ambition at Kigali talks on climate-friendly coolants, say observers

Rwanda sets its sights on a historic international deal

Rwanda sets its sights on a historic international deal

Its own cooling system may leak, but Kigali Convention Centre is hosting a revolution in climate-friendly air conditioning

The Paris Agreement of refrigeration - a bluffer's guide

The Paris Agreement of refrigeration – a bluffer’s guide

Negotiators meet in Kigali next week to agree a global phase-out of HFCs, which could prevent up to 0.5C of global warming

Poor countries have nothing to fear from scrapping HFCs

Poor countries have nothing to fear from scrapping HFCs

Kigali, Rwanda would be a fitting place for the world to phase down the production and consumption of this very potent greenhouse gas

US, India edge towards 'biggest climate win' in 2016

US, India edge towards ‘biggest climate win’ in 2016

Despite its huge reliance on old cooling technologies, Delhi can leave a winner from October’s HFC negotiations, argue experts from US green group NRDC

We've only just begun: more climate fights are coming

We’ve only just begun: more climate fights are coming

Luckily for the chances of avoiding global warming, the Paris climate deal isn’t the only game in town. Here’s a rundown of what else is cooking

Countries edge towards HFC-busting climate deal at UN talks

Countries edge towards HFC-busting climate deal at UN talks

Funding and dates for phasing our gases used in fridges and air conditioning need to be finalised, but a deal that could take 0.5C off warming projections is now up for grabs

John Kerry: HFCs are a critical piece of the climate puzzle

John Kerry: HFCs are a critical piece of the climate puzzle

US Secretary of State tells envoys at Montreal Protocol talks in Vienna their moment to contribute to a global warming solution has come

http://www.iisd.ca/climate/cop21/enb/12dec.html

Paris ‘high ambition coalition’ to tackle unfinished business

Climate coalition of rich, poor and emerging economies aims to secure an ambitious deal this year to phase out HFC gases

Cooler coolants: closing in on a climate deal in Vienna

Cooler coolants: closing in on a climate deal in Vienna

The US is going all out at Montreal Protocol talks to secure a deal for phasing out HFCs, potent warming gases used in air conditioning

Crib notes: UN meets in Vienna to debate HFC slashing deal

Crib notes: UN meets in Vienna to debate HFC slashing deal

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HFC phase-out in sight as 2016 deadline set

HFC phase-out in sight as 2016 deadline set

NEWS: Countries agree in principle to ban super-warming gases but defer details after India, Saudi Arabia raise objections

Countries near deal to phase out super warming HFCs

Countries near deal to phase out super warming HFCs

NEWS: Formal negotiations on the Montreal Protocol in Dubai this week get world closer to tackling pollutants used in air conditioners

John Kerry: World must seize chance to kill climate warming HFCs

John Kerry: World must seize chance to kill climate warming HFCs

US secretary of state calls for upcoming Dubai Montreal Protocol meet to agree tough curbs on gases used in air conditioning and fridges

Pakistan blocks calls to phase out super-warming HFCs

Pakistan blocks calls to phase out super-warming HFCs

NEWS: Talks to eliminate potent class of greenhouse gases last week failed to reach agreement, to the frustration of campaigners

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