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A New Report Suggests 6 ‘Magic’ Measures to Curb Emissions of Super-Polluting Refrigerants

Environmental groups say minimizing leaks of chemical refrigerants is critical, given their potency. The chemicals are thousands of times worse for the climate than carbon dioxide over the near term.

By Phil McKenna

Senate Votes to Ratify the Kigali Amendment, Joining 137 Nations in an Effort to Curb Global Warming

By Phil McKenna

New Study Says World Must Cut Short-Lived Climate Pollutants as Well as Carbon Dioxide to Meet Paris Agreement Goals

By Phil McKenna

International Commission Votes to Allow Use of More Climate-Friendly Refrigerants in AC and Heat Pumps

By Phil McKenna

US Blocks Illegal Imports of Climate Damaging Refrigerants With New Rules

By Phil McKenna

China Moves to Freeze Production of Climate Super-Pollutants But Lacks a System to Monitor Emissions

By Phil McKenna

EPA Targets Potent Greenhouse Gases, Bringing US Into Compliance With the Kigali Amendment

By Phil McKenna

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

By Phil McKenna, Lili Pike

A Colorado Home Wins the Solar Decathlon, But Still Helps Cook the Planet

By Phil McKenna

An Unusual Coalition of Environmental and Industry Groups Is Calling on the EPA to Quickly Phase Out Super-Polluting Refrigerants

By Phil McKenna

Want to Buy a Climate-Friendly Refrigerator? Leading Manufacturers Are Finally Providing the Information You Need

By Phil McKenna

I Tried to Buy a Climate-Friendly Refrigerator. What I Got Was a Carbon Bomb.

By Phil McKenna

Stimulus Bill Is Laden With Climate Provisions, Including a Phasedown of Chemical Super-Pollutants

By Phil McKenna

Chinese Factories Want to Make Climate-Friendly Air Conditioners. A US Company Is Blocking Them

By Phil McKenna, By Phil McKenna and Feng Hao

Island Nations Plead for Their Lives at Climate Talks

By Stacy Feldman

GM to Be First in U.S. to Air Condition Autos with Climate Friendly Coolant

By Stacy Feldman

EPA Moves to Replace Super Greenhouse Gases in Appliances

By Dave Levitan

Coke Ices Use of 'Super Greenhouse Gases'

By Amy Westervelt

Failure of 'Super Greenhouse Gas' Deal Raises Stakes in Copenhagen

By David Sassoon