TNPSC Current Affairs December 1 2016
Union
Cabinet has approved the recent negotiation to phase down the climate damage
refrigerants Hydro fluorocarbons at the 28th meeting of the parties
to the Montreal protocol at Kigali, Rwanda.
Montreal protocol
aims to phase down the Ozone depleting substances, which came into force in
January 1989.
In Kigali
Meet India has successfully negotiated the baseline and freeze year to phase
down the use of Hydro fluorocarbons.
It was
agreed that there would be 2 sets of baseline years of developing countries.
India along with other 9 developing countries have baseline years of 2024-26
and developing countries like China, Brazil, south Africa will have 2020-22.
The Freeze
year for India is 2028 and can be extended till 2030 if there will be a
technology review. The Freeze year for China, Brazil and South Africa is 2024.
About HFCs
HFCs (Hydro
fluorocarbons ), a family of greenhouse gas that are mainly released from
Air-conditioner and Refrigerator. The Agreement would lead to reduction of 0.5
Degree global temperature by end of the Century
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