US and China Agree to Phase Out Super Greenhouse Gases

India and Brazil urged to follow suit

WASHINGTON, June 10, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. President Obama and Chinese President XI have agreed to work together to combat climate change by curbing hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) - super greenhouse gases with global warming potential hundreds and thousands times higher than carbon dioxide (CO₂).
The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), an international campaigning organization committed to investigating and exposing environmental crime, applauds both countries, that comprise the largest producers and consumers of HFCs, for beginning discussions on phasing down HFCs under the Montreal Protocol.

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