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The EPA on Tuesday announced it has agreed, along with 192
other developed and developing nations, to add $490 million to the Montreal
Protocol's Mulitlateral Fund over the next three years. The fund will help
phase out chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and replacement hydrochlorofluorocarbons
(HCFCs), and help demonstrate the environmental benefits achieved by destroying
banks of unnecessary CFCs.
Parties to the protocol also authorized 94 percent of the United States’ 2010 request to use methyl bromide an agricultural fumigant, and 100 percent of the request for CFCs used in metered-dose inhalers to treat asthma. The parties also agreed to a U.S. recommendation to include a climate workshop during the next working meeting of the protocol in July 2009.
Parties to the protocol also authorized 94 percent of the United States’ 2010 request to use methyl bromide an agricultural fumigant, and 100 percent of the request for CFCs used in metered-dose inhalers to treat asthma. The parties also agreed to a U.S. recommendation to include a climate workshop during the next working meeting of the protocol in July 2009.
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