A bitter debate over HFCs heats up ahead of India-US talks

The US and other developed nations may want India to toe their line in phasing out hydrofluorocarbons (HFC) - climate damaging refrigerant gas - but they won't find it easy to push New Delhi to jun

New Delhi: The US and other developed nations may want India to toe their line in phasing out hydrofluorocarbons (HFC) — the climate damaging refrigerant gas — but they won’t find it easy to push N

United States and other industrialized nations may want India to toe their line in phasing out hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) - climate damaging refrigerant gas - but it won't be easy for them to push New Delhi to divert from its stated position.

India has got support of three other powerful nations - Brazil, South Africa and China - in getting its position endorsed that the country will not phase out HFC unless there is availability of safe and economically viable alternatives.

A powerful group of nations working on climate change has agreed with India's stand against the US and some developed countries' move to push for the phasing out of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).

Speakers at a seminar on Monday stressed the need for developing a sense of urgency for stopping the use of ozone depleting substances to avert adverse impact on global climate.

President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged all to make all-out efforts to protect ozonosphere to ensure a healthy environment for the future generations, reports BSS.