Remove Building Remove Climate Remove Mauritius Remove Production
article thumbnail

Cutting Non-CO2 Pollutants Can Delay Abrupt Climate Change; The Fast Action Climate Agenda

Green Car Congress

Current emissions of anthropogenic greenhouse gases (GHGs) have already committed the planet to an increase in average surface temperature by the end of the century that may be above the critical threshold for tipping elements of the climate system into abrupt change with potentially irreversible and unmanageable consequences, the authors write.

article thumbnail

Study: Hydrofluorocarbons Will Contribute Significantly to Global Warming by 2050

Green Car Congress

Their assessment was based on an analysis of current hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) consumption in leading applications, patterns of replacements of HCFCs by HFCs in developed countries, and gross domestic product (GDP) growth. The increasing use of HFCs could significantly undo the climate benefits attained under the Montreal Protocol.

Global 150