The Biden administration announced Thursday it will reduce the use of hydrofluorocarbons, the potent greenhouse gases also known as HFCs that are used in air conditioning and refrigeration, by 85% in the next 15 years.
The administration will set caps on the production and import of HFCs, enforcing the limits and cracking down on illegal trade, while also investing $8 million over the next five years to find alternatives. The announcement comes ahead of a major United Nations climate conference in November, in which the US hopes to show progress on President Joe Biden's climate goals and reassert its leadership on the crisis.
Still, when pressed by reporters on when Biden would bring the Kigali Amendment to the Senate for the US to formally join it, McCarthy demurred on timing. "There is no hold-up, I just don't know when the President is intending to do this, and we'll let you know as soon as we can," McCarthy said."But make no mistake, the President understands the importance of the Kigali Amendment.
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