In a step forward for the climate, the EU will ratify the Kigali amendment to the Montreal protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer after the Council of the EU formally adopted the decision on Monday 17 July to conclude, on behalf of the EU, this amendment that seeks to speed up the progressive elimination of the powerful greenhouse gases hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) (see EUROPE 11823).
“HFCs are thousands of times more harmful to the climate than carbon dioxide”, stated...