phase down

The EPA’s final risk management rule requires companies to rapidly phase down manufacturing, processing and distribution of methylene chloride for all consumer uses and most industrial and commercial uses, including in home renovations.

In 1973, the Environmental Protection Agency implemented the first regulations to phase down the amount of lead in gasoline, but it would take almost half a century before leaded fuel for cars and trucks was banned from being sold anywhere in the world, according to the World Health Organization.

That includes worrying a new leader will take office here, and phase down support for Israel too abruptly, she says.

But as Israel’s air and ground offensive goes on, Jackson’s thoughts turn to finding the best way to phase down U.S. support for it, she says.

"The Kigali amendment to the Montreal Protocol is one of the most important agreements to strive towards net zero focusing on the phase down of HFCs. It is a key part of keeping 1.5 alive," she argued.