The Ozone Cell of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Government of India celebrated International Ozone Day on September 16, by awarding young schoolchildren for participating and winning in painting, poster-making and slogan writing competitions organised by the ministry. On this occasion, the Ministry released a report ‘The Montreal Protocol: India’s Success Story’, detailing the Indian endeavours in phasing out harmful CFC (Chlorofluorocarbons), used in electrical appliances.
“CFC has been replaced by HFC (Hydrocflourocarbon) completely. We have stopped using harmful gases... according to estimates we will have completely done away with HCFCs (Hydrochloroflourocarbon) too, by the year 2025,” said Ajay Mathur, at The Energy and Research Institute (TERI). “HFCs are good in that they don’t contribute to ozone depletion, but they emit greenhouse gases, causing an increase in global warming. This increase will have a global impact, including India where floods and droughts will become more frequent,” he added.
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