Lanka to phase out HCFC by 2030
The environment ministry has targeted to phase out Ozone depleting HCFC by 2030, according to the Hydro Chlorofluorocarbons (HCFC) Phase out Management Plan.
The plan will be implemented in 2013 in harmony with the Montreal Protocol in which Sri Lanka is a member country. Under the time frame, the HCFC phase out should progress upto 10 percent by 2015.
To make the people aware of the local HCFC phase out management plan, the first provincial seminar on "National Programme of Phase-out Ozone Depleting HCFC Based Refrigerants" was held at the Pannala Pradeshiya Sabha last Monday with the participation of Environment Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa.
Government officers attached to the government departments and statutory boards in Pannala participated in the programme.
Sri Lanka has successfully phased out CFCs by 2007 and other major ozone depleting substances by 2010. HCFCs are used in refrigerants, foaming agents and cleaning agents. Their ozone depleting potential is 15 percent that of CFCs.
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