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India on HCFCs
January 21 , 2025
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- India phased out hydrochlorofluorocarbons in manufacturing by the end of 2024.
- This phase out is part of the goals under the Montreal Protocol-1987.
- This international treaty that aims to eliminate the production and use of ozone-depleting substances.
- HCFCs are chemical compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen, chlorine, and fluorine.
- They have widely been used in the foam, refrigeration, and air conditioning industries.
- Another element used as an alternative to CFCs and HCFCs is hydrofluorocarbon (HFC).
- They commonly used in refrigeration, air-conditioning (AC), building insulation, fire extinguishing systems and aerosols.
- In 2016, Montreal Protocol adopted the Kigali agreement where parties agreed to control the use of HFCs as well.
- The Kigali Agreement set a goal to phase down HFCs by 85% by 2036 for developed countries and by 2047 for developing countries.
- India became a party to the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer in 1991 and signed the Montreal Protocol in 1992.
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