The Kigali Amendment, a global agreement to phase down hydrofluorocarbons, has driven a steep decline in the use of the potent greenhouse gases, offering a rare success story in international climate diplomacy.
The Kigali Amendment, a global agreement to phase down hydrofluorocarbons, has driven a steep decline in the use of the potent greenhouse gases, offering a rare success story in international climate diplomacy.
Great. The one climate treaty that actually works is the one about refrigerators. Nobody marched for that. Meanwhile my landlord’s 1998 window unit leaks refrigerant into the alley like it’s paying rent, and the legislature spent spring fighting over gas stoves. We’ll cool the planet one appliance rebate at a time. Real progress is always this glamorous.