NEW: Senate ratifies treaty to curb emissions of greenhouse gas refrigerants
The Biden administration submitted the amendment to the Senate last year for ratification. Since it is a treaty vote, it had to clear the chamber by a two-thirds majority to become law. The vote was 69 to 27.A group of Republicans lobbied former President Donald Trump to support the HFC agreement and asked him to send the deal to the Senate for ratification, but he never did.
“It’s long past time that we join the rest of the international community in addressing HFCs and taking the kind of bold, transformational climate action that this moment demands,” Carper told the Washington Examiner of passing the Kigali Amendment late last year.The Kigali Amendment has also earned support from appliance manufacturers, chemical companies, and the U.S.
“Adopting the amendment will safeguard the competitiveness of American manufacturers and expand economic opportunities for U.S. businesses by allowing them to capture a larger share of global markets for heating and cooling," Durbin added."This action also serves as an example of how durable and meaningful climate policy should be made — with strong bipartisan support that is a win for the economy and environment.
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