Nearly 200 Nations Agree to Reduce Greenhouse Gases

Nearly 200 of the world's nations have reached a historic agreement to reduce greenhouse gases used in refrigerators and air conditioners; a major step in the fight against climate change. The agreement was announced Saturday at a climate meeting in Kigali, Rwanda.   "It's a monumental step forward," said U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry of the pact among 197 nations and governments. Factory-made hydrofluorocarbon gases, or HFCs, were introduced decades ago...

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