Brussels, 04/04/2016 (Agence Europe) - The EU is looking for progress to be made in the international negotiations being held in Geneva (4-8 April) on amending the Montreal Protocol, the international agreement on substances which damage the Earth's ozone layer, to include hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).
HFCs are industrial gases which have a strong greenhouse effect. They are used as substitutes for ozone-depleting substances in a range of applications such as air conditioning systems, fridges,...