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Paul Tonko: “This bill would phase-down the production and consumption of HFCs over 15 years, limiting the production and consumption…”

On the recordJanuary 13, 2020
This bill would phase-down the production and consumption of HFCs over 15 years, limiting the production and consumption to 15 percent of baseline levels beginning in 2036.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York

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Tonko explains the main goal of the proposed legislation on HFCs.

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