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The surprising reason Coca-Cola is struggling to slash its carbon emissions

Coca-Cola has made huge strides in lowering its carbon footprint, but its biggest contribution to climate change is all of its branded refrigerators.
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Installing solar-powered refrigerators in developing countries is an effective way to reduce hunger and slow climate change

Many developing nations have little cold storage and lose much of their perishable food before it gets to markets. Climate-friendly refrigeration can provide huge environmental and social benefits.
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Green cooling tech is based on the idea of salt melting ice

By combining a salt and a solvent—both cheap and abundant—engineers developed a new refrigeration system that uses less energy and emits no greenhouse gases.

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EPA looks to further slash emissions from climate super-pollutants
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EPA looks to further slash emissions from climate super-pollutants

The proposal comes about a month after the Senate voted to ratify a global treaty that calls for gradually reducing the use and production of the chemicals.
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Senate approves first climate treaty in decades

While the Senate is badly divided on most climate issues, strong backing from the business community to eliminate hydrofluorocarbons.
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Senate set to approve treaty fighting climate super-pollutants
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Senate set to approve treaty fighting climate super-pollutants

Sen. Charles E. Schumer has teed up votes this week on the Kigali Amendment to the 1987 Montreal Protocol, which compels countries to phase down hydrofluorocarbons — chemicals used in air conditioning and refrigeration that are hundreds to thousands of times as powerful as carbon dioxide.

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Biden submits treaty fighting climate super-pollutants for Senate approval
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Biden submits treaty fighting climate super-pollutants for Senate approval

The move on hydrofluorocarbons, which are hundreds of times as potent as carbon dioxide, comes just days after global climate talks wrapped up at COP26.
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Firefighting chemical raises concerns about environmental toxicity

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Massive battery project rises on former coal mine in Scotland

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U.S. ramps up solar and battery manufacturing but lags in key components

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Trump's advisers push to reshape U.S. climate report

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Op-ed: The real scam — rail against renewables, run away with factories

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Hydrogen hubs test new federal environmental justice rules

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Climate shifts in 2025 could reshape global action