By AFPMore by this AuthorKIGALI, RWANDAEnvoys from nearly 200 nations meet in Kigali on Thursday to discuss ridding the world of HFCs, gases introduced to save the ozone layer only to unwittingly assail Earth's climate. 'FASTEST-GROWING GREENHOUSE GAS'HFCs "are increasing at a rate of 10 to 15 percent a year", said Greenpeace global strategist Paula Carbajal, making them "the fastest-growing greenhouse gas". The goal was enshrined in the so-called Paris Agreement on curbing dangerous climate change. HFCs — though a greenhouse gas like carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide — are not dealt with under the Paris Agreement but under the Montreal Protocol, adopted in 1987. The protocol also provided for the phase-out of interim replacement gases called HCFCs (hydrochlorofluorocarbons) -- by 2040 for developing countries, and 2030 for rich ones.

Source: Daily Nation October 13, 2016 04:37 UTC