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HCFC-22

China Just Entered a Major International Climate Agreement. Now Comes the Hard Part

Under the Kigali Amendment, Chinese chemical companies must stop emitting a super-pollutant called HFC-23. The challenges are enormous.

By Phil McKenna, Lili Pike

An aerial photo taken on Sept. 12, 2021 shows a chemical factory being dismantled and relocated along the Grand Canal in Huai 'an City, East China's Jiangsu Province. Credit: He Jinghua/Costfoto/Barcroft Media via Getty Images
Louisville, Kentucky skyline as photographed from the Ohio River Greenway on July 16, 2015 in Clarksville, Indiana. Credit: Raymond Boyd/Getty Images

Louisville’s Super-Polluting Chemical Plant Emits Not One, But Two Potent Greenhouse Gases

By Phil McKenna, James Bruggers

World Bank Caught in Controversy Over Suspect Carbon Credits

By Stacy Feldman

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