The Ozone Success Story With a Complicated Ending

Efforts to replace ozone-depleting CFCs have led to successive generations of refrigerants that may be contributing to the global buildup of toxic trifluoroacetic acid, raising new environmental and health concerns.

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Inhalers drive carbon emissions equivalent to 530,000 cars each year, study shows

Inhalers are the frontline treatment for asthma and COPD, but they come with a steep environmental cost, according to a new UCLA Health study—the largest to date quantifying inhaler-related emissions in the United States.

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🚨Refrigerants are the biggest contributors to the #PFAS crisis, making up 63% of emissions in the EU! 🌍Reducing fluorinated gas usage could significantly reduce harmful “forever chemicals” pollution in our environment. #FGases #PFAS #ToxicFreeFuture #ForeverChemicals meta.eeb.org/2024/05/29/f...

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Europe quietly bids adieu to climate-wrecking F-gases

Fluorinated gases will be phased down to near zero by 2030, according to a new regulation agreed on Tuesday (1

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RT by @BasEickhout: Today, MEPs voted on a historic deal to cut dangerous fluorinated gases, which have a 1000 times bigger impact on climate than CO2.👏

“This is a huge victory for the climate & for the EU to phase out the use of #Fgases,” says our @BasEickhout.

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Parliament votes through historic deal that will drastically cut emissions from dangerous f-gases

'F-gases cause serious damage to our climate and undermine our efforts to bring down global temperature rises. This is a huge victory for the climate for the EU to phase out the use of f-gases, which are already doing serious harm to the planet.' said Greens/EFA Rapporteur Bas Eickhout.

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Low emissions refrigerant options should be excluded from F-gas bans

Radical action is undoubtedly required to combat climate change and reach the EU’s ambitious REPowerEU targe

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Thoughtless F-gas Bans Risk Our Future

Now is the time to be realistic and set an achievable F-gas regulation that will help homeowners and businesse

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F-gas revision: far more than a climate victory for Europe

Swiftly banning fluorinated gases (F-gases) will not only significantly curb the EU's climate impact, but also

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EU deal on F-gases delayed by dispute on heat pumps, timeline

Negotiations on an EU law to crack down on planet-warming fluorinated gases have hit a snag, amid pressure fro

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