U.S. Ratification of the Kigali Amendment
Refrigeration and Climate Change Mitigation.
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022… “the U.S. Senate, with strong bipartisan support, gave advice and consent to ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. The United States will soon join 137 other countries that have already ratified the Kigali Amendment.
The Kigali Amendment calls for a gradual reduction in the consumption and production of hydrofluorocarbons (“HFCs”), which are potent greenhouse gases. Its global implementation should avoid as much as half a degree Celsius of warming by the end of the century.” U.S. Ratification of the Kigali Amendment — United States Department of State
Refrigeration and Climate Change Mitigation.
One of the most effective ways for the individual person to mitigate climate change is to replace their refrigerator and air-conditioners (for those fortunate enough to have refrigeration and air-conditioning) with models that use natural refrigerants, for example ammonia, as a coolant and also importantly to ensure that the hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) coolant in their existing cooling equipment is contained upon disposal. The HFCs contained are then able to be changed into non greenhouses gases.
