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EPA honours Climate and Ozone Layer Protection Award winners |
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Tuesday, 05 May 2009 |
 The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is
recognizing the achievements of more than 40 individuals, organizations and
companies actively contributing to the restoration and protection of the
Earth’s Ozone Layer and Climate System.
“To confront
urgent environmental issues, we’re counting on the types of ideas and
innovations that this year’s winners developed,” said EPA Administrator Lisa P.
Jackson. “Recognizing and encouraging their accomplishments is important
to the work we have ahead of us.”
The 2009 Ozone Layer Protection Award winners have enforced regulations on
ozone-depleting substances, increased public awareness of skin cancer
prevention, and developed advanced supermarket refrigerant technologies. The
winners are also responsible for eliminating ozone-depleting substances in
medical, pest control and agricultural applications, where alternatives are
difficult to implement.
The 2009 Climate Protection Award winners have made exceptional contributions
to climate protection. Collectively, their actions are expected to avoid
the equivalent of more than 6 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions
by 2020. The Climate Protection Award winners are achieving these savings by
slashing energy consumption, unveiling innovative renewable energy
technologies, initiating state policies to address climate change, and
promoting international action to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.
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