The EU proposes a global phase-out of HFCs (hydrofluorocarbons)

The EU proposes a global phase-out of HFCs (hydrofluorocarbons)

The draft contains amendments to Montrealskomu Protocol in reducing the production of CFCs in developed countries.

The move follows a similar EU projects submitted since 2009 in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Micronesia, and will significantly reduce the release of HFCs in developed countries, according to a schedule to phase out the respective rules of the EU's greenhouse gas regulation.

"The EU expects that the developed countries will follow suit," - said Claire Perry, head of the climate Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA).

"The EU has raised the bar significantly, and now calls on other developed countries to reach the same level."

For developing countries, the EU offers a new approach aimed to ensure that the original does not limit the growth of HFCs, and then in accordance with the agreement to negotiate a phase-out schedule in 2020.

Ms. Perry added: "The EU proposal to demonstrate a flexible approach because HFCs are generally used to replace ozone-depleting HCFCs, from which developing countries have just begun to phase out under the Montreal Protocol.

For this reason, HFCS can not be considered separately, and this project - the first attempt to examine the issue under the amendment to the agreement on HFCs - as such, has the potential to move the negotiations off the ground. "

The EU estimates the global total reduction in CO2 emissions throughout the world amount to 127 Gt.

The EU project will be discussed at the forthcoming Open-ended Working Group (OEWG) in Paris in July, and later at the Meeting of the Parties in Dubai noyabre.