United States Will Propose No Amendment To Phase Out HFCs Under Montreal Protocol

摘要

Citing a need for further study, the United States will not submit a proposed amendment to the Montreal Protocol to phase out use of hydrofluo-rocarbons (HFCs), according to a May 4 letter from the State Department.rnDaniel Reifsnyder, deputy assistant secretary of state for the environment and sustainable development, wrote to the United Nations Environment Program that a proposed amendment from two Pacific island nations to phase out use of HFCs will "help to focus discussions" during an upcoming conference of parties to the 1987 Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer.