The emerging HFC ban, nearly seven years in the making, has not drawn the same kind of attention as last year’s Paris agreement on climate change. And the Kigali talks are focused on a narrow slice of the economy — just the HFCs in air-conditioners and refrigerators. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyBut the deal, which could be completed this weekend, could have as much or more of an effect on climate change. Mr. Obama hopes to lean on the friendship he has carefully cultivated with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, and to create one final major piece of his climate change legacy. But there is no guarantee that Mr. Modi will give Mr. Obama the deal he wants.

Source: New York Times October 12, 2016 09:00 UTC