U.S., Canada, and Mexico Submit Proposal to Reduce Super Greenhouse Gases Under Ozone Treaty

Washington, D.C., September 15, 2009 - Today, on the eve of the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, and for the first time in the history of the Montreal Protocol ozone treaty, the North American leaders submitted a joint proposal today to amend the treaty explicitly for climate protection.  The proposal would phase down hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, chemicals used as substitutes for CFCs and HCFCs in refrigeration and foam blowing.

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