#superpollutants — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #superpollutants, aggregated by home.social.
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The #Biden admin, which wrote the #HFC #regulations to enact that law, hoped to eliminate the equivalent of 4.5 billion metric tons of #CO2 by 2050, or about 3 years’ worth of #climate #pollution from the #electricity sector.
Unlike efforts to curb #FossilFuels, plans to reduce #HFCs have won broad support from both #Democrats & #Republicans, as well as industry groups & environmental organizations.
#law #regulation #GreenhouseGases #SuperPollutants #ClimateCrisis #Trump
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Phasing out #HFCs worldwide could avert up to 0.5°C of #GlobalWarming by the end of the century, which would go a long way toward averting the worst consequences of #ClimateChange. In fact, it was #Trump, during his first term, who signed into #law a measure directing the #EPA to ratchet down the #climate pollutant. The provision was tucked into a sweeping Covid relief bill that passed Congress at the tail end of his presidency.
#law #regulation #GreenhouseGases #SuperPollutants #ClimateCrisis
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Zeldin said the rapid switch to other refrigerant blends had caused shortages that left families without air-conditioning in hot summer months, a claim the air-conditioning industry contests.
“With this proposal, #EPA is working to make American refrigerants affordable, safe, & reliable again,” Zeldin said.
The proposal came just hours before an expected govt #shutdown. Without an agreement, work on all pending #regulations will be on hold.
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#HFCs, which are commonly referred to as #SuperPollutants, are thousands of times more potent than carbon dioxide at warming the planet.
But Lee Zeldin, the #EPA administrator, said the #Biden admin’s plan for cutting the production & consumption of the #chemicals, which aimed for an 85% reduction by 2036, did not give companies enough time to meet their deadlines.
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A group of lesser-discussed greenhouse gasses is many times more powerful than CO2. Cracking down on them can provide immediate results. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/04/28/world/dangers-of-super-pollutants/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #superpollutants #co2 #climatechange #pollution
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"CO2 is responsible for around 55% of global warming to date. The other 45% comes from #SuperPollutants: #methane; black carbon; #fluorinated gases; #NitrousOxide; and tropospheric #ozone.
As well as being substantial contributors to global warming, super pollutants are a major threat to human health.
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"CO2 is responsible for around 55% of global warming to date. The other 45% comes from #SuperPollutants: #methane; black carbon; #fluorinated gases; #NitrousOxide; and tropospheric #ozone.
As well as being substantial contributors to global warming, super pollutants are a major threat to human health.
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"CO2 is responsible for around 55% of global warming to date. The other 45% comes from #SuperPollutants: #methane; black carbon; #fluorinated gases; #NitrousOxide; and tropospheric #ozone.
As well as being substantial contributors to global warming, super pollutants are a major threat to human health.
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"CO2 is responsible for around 55% of global warming to date. The other 45% comes from #SuperPollutants: #methane; black carbon; #fluorinated gases; #NitrousOxide; and tropospheric #ozone.
As well as being substantial contributors to global warming, super pollutants are a major threat to human health.
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"CO2 is responsible for around 55% of global warming to date. The other 45% comes from #SuperPollutants: #methane; black carbon; #fluorinated gases; #NitrousOxide; and tropospheric #ozone.
As well as being substantial contributors to global warming, super pollutants are a major threat to human health.