Mr. Kerry noted that air conditioners are an "equal" threat to Islamic terrorism, or jihad, while amending the Montreal Protocol in order to decrease hydrofluorocarbons, chemicals found in greenhouse gases which supposedly contribute to man-made global warming.
“As we were working together on the challenge of [ISIS] and terrorism,” stated Kerry. “It’s hard for some people to grasp it, but what we–you–are doing here right now is of equal importance because it has the ability to literally save life on the planet itself.
“The use of hydrofluorocarbons is unfortunately growing,” the secretary of state continued. “Already, the HFCs use in refrigerators, air conditioners, and other items are emitting an entire gigaton of carbon dioxide-equivalent pollution into the atmosphere annually. "
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