Select your language

Mexico makes progress in eliminating ozone-depleting substances

Mexico. The North American country published remarkable advances in the elimination of substances that damage the ozone layer, according to the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, eliminating 99% of the consumption of these substances.

There the use of chlorofluorocarbons, carbon tetrachloride, halons and methyl bromide has been completely eliminated and they are advancing in the process of eliminating the consumption of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), informed  the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources, Rafael Pacchiano Alamán, when leading the ceremony of cancellation of the postal stamp commemorating the 30th Anniversary of the Montreal Protocol.

These actions, taken together, mean the reduction of practically 99% of the consumption of these substances since the maximum registered in our country in 1989.

He indicated that the Government of the Republic undertook to develop the national plan for the elimination of HCFCs, through which the use of substances that damage the ozone layer in the production of aerosols, refrigerators, polyurethane foams and solvents, pending only the elimination of these compounds in the service sector.

- Publicidad -

Pacchiano Alamán indicated that today there is an advance of 55% reduction in the elimination of HCFC consumption, being that Mexico's commitment in the Montreal Protocol is to reach a reduction of 50% in the year 2020, so he assured that in the current administration we will be exceeding the goals for the year 2022, which is the elimination of 67.5% of HCFC.

The elimination plan includes an ambitious training programme coordinated jointly with the Ministry of Public Education and the National Polytechnic Institute. It includes the updating of teachers in these topics, as well as the equipment of training centers nationwide to ensure the quality and performance of this program. 

He specified that all these actions are aligned with the policies formulated in the National Climate Change Strategy and the Paris Agreement, ratified by Mexico last September 2016, with which Mexico joins the efforts to avoid global warming, promoting the growth of clean energy.

The federal official said that our country has not limited itself to the elimination of substance consumption and the technological transformation of the different sectors, but has carried out the most ambitious project of destruction of ozone-depleting substances among developing countries, eliminating 113 tonnes of these substances in the last two years.

"This has meant avoiding emissions by 970 thousand tons of CO2 equivalent, which would mean the withdrawal of 240 thousand vehicles for a year in the Metropolitan Area of the Valley of Mexico," he said.

Duván Chaverra Agudelo
Duván Chaverra AgudeloEmail: [email protected]
Editor Jefe
Jefe Editorial en Latin Press, Inc,. Comunicador Social y Periodista con experiencia de más de 12 años en medios de comunicación. Apasionado por la tecnología. Director Académico del Congreso RefriAméricas.

No comments

• If you're already registered, please log in first. Your email will not be published.

Leave your comment

In reply to Some User
Building Automation Days 2025 in Bogota marks a milestone for the KNX standard in Latin America

Building Automation Days 2025 in Bogota marks a milestone for the KNX standard in Latin America

Colombia. With more than a hundred attendees and the participation of six high-profile exhibitors, Building Automation Days by KNX LATAM, Colombia edition, established itself as the most relevant...

Design Envelope Technology Hits 750 gpm Fire Pump Segment

Design Envelope Technology Hits 750 gpm Fire Pump Segment

Canada. In response to the growing demands of the fire protection industry, Armstrong Fluid Technology announced the expansion of its Vertical-In-Line pump line with the addition of the new 5x4x10PF...

Greenheck Launches New RV-220 Model and Expands Its Line of Dedicated Outdoor Air Systems

Greenheck Launches New RV-220 Model and Expands Its Line of Dedicated Outdoor Air Systems

United States. Greenheck announced the addition of the RV-220 to its line of dedicated outdoor air systems (DOAS), a solution that responds to the growing demand for equipment with greater outdoor...

Embraco enters the HVAC market with new scroll compressors and aims to become a full-service supplier

Embraco enters the HVAC market with new scroll compressors and aims to become a full-service supplier

Brazil. Embraco announced its official entry into the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) market following the acquisition of the specialized company Xecom, and the launch of a new line...

SIGMAN GROUP and Carrier-VRF reinforce technical training in the HVAC sector in Ecuador

SIGMAN GROUP and Carrier-VRF reinforce technical training in the HVAC sector in Ecuador

Ecuador. An intensive week of technical and commercial training brought together key players in the HVAC sector in Quito and Guayaquil, thanks to the joint initiative of GRUPO SIGMAN and...

AHR Expo Mexico 2025 returns to Monterrey with its most ambitious edition yet

AHR Expo Mexico 2025 returns to Monterrey with its most ambitious edition yet

Mexico. The event returns this year to Monterrey with an unprecedented edition. The exhibition, dedicated to air conditioning, ventilation, heating, refrigeration and filtration solutions, promises...

Fujitsu Launches New AIRSTAGE Multi-Position Air Handler with R-32 Refrigerant

Fujitsu Launches New AIRSTAGE Multi-Position Air Handler with R-32 Refrigerant

United States. Fujitsu General America announced the launch of its new AIRSTAGE Multi-Position Air Handling Unit (MPAHU), designed to provide greater application flexibility by easily...

HVAC project at the Javeriana University, finalist in the CALA Awards 2025 in the HVAC category

HVAC project at the Javeriana University, finalist in the CALA Awards 2025 in the HVAC category

The HVAC system installed in the building of the Faculty of Sciences of the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, in Bogotá, was selected as a finalist in the HVAC category of the CALA Awards 2025. The...

Concord Project in La Lima Free Trade Zone, finalist in the HVAC category of the CALA Awards 2025

Concord Project in La Lima Free Trade Zone, finalist in the HVAC category of the CALA Awards 2025

The HVAC system project carried out by MultiFRIO for the company Concord in the La Lima Free Trade Zone, in Cartago, received the final prize in the HVAC category of the CALA Awards 2025, a...

HVAC project at the Universidad Santiago de Cali, finalist in the CALA AWARDS HVAC category

HVAC project at the Universidad Santiago de Cali, finalist in the CALA AWARDS HVAC category

The air conditioning project of the Auditorium Building and the Technology Center of the new campus of the Santiago de Cali University was chosen as a finalist in the HVAC category of the CALA...

Free Subscription
Remember Me
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER
DO YOU NEED A SERVICE OR PRODUCT QUOTE?
LASTEST INTERVIEWS
SITE SPONSORS










LASTEST NEWSLETTER
Ultimo Info-Boletin