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| China to phase out CFCs by 2010Jul. 12, 2005 - China - The State Environmental Protection Administration of China has announced that China will totally phase out CFC production by 2010. China has cut down production of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) by 90 000 tonnes/year. A national plan for ODS curtailment has been worked out together with the Montreal Protocol Multilateral Fund. The fund has recently donated USD 25.41 million to China for producing 10 000 tonnes of CFC alternatives per year. There are also initiatives for an earlier phase-out of CFCs at various places in China. Shenzhen City will ban production and use of CFCs by the end of 2005. The Jilin province has also started a CFC phase-out plan. With effect from May 1, 2005, it is forbidden in two pilot cities to sell or store CFC refrigerants or refrigerating equipment using CFCs. By the end of 2005, CFCs will not be allowed in the entire province. CFCs will be phased out in the city of Wenzhou, too, by the end of 2005. Source: IEA Heat Pump Centre Newsletter, Volume 23, No. 2/2005 | |
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