Senate ratifies international climate deal on refrigerants


              Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., asks a question during the Senate Environment and Public Works hearing to examine the nomination of Shailen P. Bhatt, of Michigan, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib).
            
              Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in the General Assembly hall ahead of President Joe Biden's address to the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
            
              President Joe Biden addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, at the U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
            
              FILE - Window air conditioning units sit in windows in New York. In a major action to address climate change, the Senate on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, ratified an international agreement that compels the United States and other countries to limit use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigeration and air conditioning that are far more powerful than carbon dioxide. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
            
              Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., asks a question during the Senate Environment and Public Works hearing to examine the nomination of Shailen P. Bhatt, of Michigan, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib).
            
              Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in the General Assembly hall ahead of President Joe Biden's address to the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
            
              President Joe Biden addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, at the U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
            
              FILE - Window air conditioning units sit in windows in New York. In a major action to address climate change, the Senate on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, ratified an international agreement that compels the United States and other countries to limit use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigeration and air conditioning that are far more powerful than carbon dioxide. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
            
              Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., asks a question during the Senate Environment and Public Works hearing to examine the nomination of Shailen P. Bhatt, of Michigan, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib).
            
              Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in the General Assembly hall ahead of President Joe Biden's address to the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
            
              President Joe Biden addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, at the U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
            
              FILE - Window air conditioning units sit in windows in New York. In a major action to address climate change, the Senate on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, ratified an international agreement that compels the United States and other countries to limit use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigeration and air conditioning that are far more powerful than carbon dioxide. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
            
              Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., asks a question during the Senate Environment and Public Works hearing to examine the nomination of Shailen P. Bhatt, of Michigan, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib).
            
              Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in the General Assembly hall ahead of President Joe Biden's address to the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
            
              President Joe Biden addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, at the U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
            
              FILE - Window air conditioning units sit in windows in New York. In a major action to address climate change, the Senate on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, ratified an international agreement that compels the United States and other countries to limit use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigeration and air conditioning that are far more powerful than carbon dioxide. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
            
              Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., asks a question during the Senate Environment and Public Works hearing to examine the nomination of Shailen P. Bhatt, of Michigan, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib).
            
              Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in the General Assembly hall ahead of President Joe Biden's address to the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
            
              President Joe Biden addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, at the U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
            
              FILE - Window air conditioning units sit in windows in New York. In a major action to address climate change, the Senate on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, ratified an international agreement that compels the United States and other countries to limit use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigeration and air conditioning that are far more powerful than carbon dioxide. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
            
              Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., asks a question during the Senate Environment and Public Works hearing to examine the nomination of Shailen P. Bhatt, of Michigan, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib).
            
              Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in the General Assembly hall ahead of President Joe Biden's address to the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
            
              President Joe Biden addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, at the U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
            
              FILE - Window air conditioning units sit in windows in New York. In a major action to address climate change, the Senate on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, ratified an international agreement that compels the United States and other countries to limit use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigeration and air conditioning that are far more powerful than carbon dioxide. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
            
              Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., asks a question during the Senate Environment and Public Works hearing to examine the nomination of Shailen P. Bhatt, of Michigan, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib).
            
              Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in the General Assembly hall ahead of President Joe Biden's address to the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
            
              President Joe Biden addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, at the U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
            
              FILE - Window air conditioning units sit in windows in New York. In a major action to address climate change, the Senate on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, ratified an international agreement that compels the United States and other countries to limit use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigeration and air conditioning that are far more powerful than carbon dioxide. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
            
              Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., asks a question during the Senate Environment and Public Works hearing to examine the nomination of Shailen P. Bhatt, of Michigan, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib).
            
              Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in the General Assembly hall ahead of President Joe Biden's address to the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
            
              President Joe Biden addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, at the U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
            
              FILE - Window air conditioning units sit in windows in New York. In a major action to address climate change, the Senate on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, ratified an international agreement that compels the United States and other countries to limit use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigeration and air conditioning that are far more powerful than carbon dioxide. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
            
              Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., asks a question during the Senate Environment and Public Works hearing to examine the nomination of Shailen P. Bhatt, of Michigan, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib).
            
              Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in the General Assembly hall ahead of President Joe Biden's address to the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
            
              President Joe Biden addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, at the U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
            
              FILE - Window air conditioning units sit in windows in New York. In a major action to address climate change, the Senate on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, ratified an international agreement that compels the United States and other countries to limit use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigeration and air conditioning that are far more powerful than carbon dioxide. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
            
              Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., asks a question during the Senate Environment and Public Works hearing to examine the nomination of Shailen P. Bhatt, of Michigan, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib).
            
              Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in the General Assembly hall ahead of President Joe Biden's address to the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
            
              President Joe Biden addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, at the U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
            
              FILE - Window air conditioning units sit in windows in New York. In a major action to address climate change, the Senate on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, ratified an international agreement that compels the United States and other countries to limit use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigeration and air conditioning that are far more powerful than carbon dioxide. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
            
              Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., asks a question during the Senate Environment and Public Works hearing to examine the nomination of Shailen P. Bhatt, of Michigan, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib).
            
              Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in the General Assembly hall ahead of President Joe Biden's address to the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
            
              President Joe Biden addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, at the U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
            
              FILE - Window air conditioning units sit in windows in New York. In a major action to address climate change, the Senate on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, ratified an international agreement that compels the United States and other countries to limit use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigeration and air conditioning that are far more powerful than carbon dioxide. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
            
              Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., asks a question during the Senate Environment and Public Works hearing to examine the nomination of Shailen P. Bhatt, of Michigan, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib).
            
              Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in the General Assembly hall ahead of President Joe Biden's address to the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
            
              President Joe Biden addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, at the U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
            
              FILE - Window air conditioning units sit in windows in New York. In a major action to address climate change, the Senate on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, ratified an international agreement that compels the United States and other countries to limit use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigeration and air conditioning that are far more powerful than carbon dioxide. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
            
              Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., asks a question during the Senate Environment and Public Works hearing to examine the nomination of Shailen P. Bhatt, of Michigan, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib).
            
              Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in the General Assembly hall ahead of President Joe Biden's address to the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
            
              President Joe Biden addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, at the U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
            
              FILE - Window air conditioning units sit in windows in New York. In a major action to address climate change, the Senate on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, ratified an international agreement that compels the United States and other countries to limit use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigeration and air conditioning that are far more powerful than carbon dioxide. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
            
              Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., asks a question during the Senate Environment and Public Works hearing to examine the nomination of Shailen P. Bhatt, of Michigan, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib).
            
              Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in the General Assembly hall ahead of President Joe Biden's address to the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
            
              President Joe Biden addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, at the U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
            
              FILE - Window air conditioning units sit in windows in New York. In a major action to address climate change, the Senate on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, ratified an international agreement that compels the United States and other countries to limit use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigeration and air conditioning that are far more powerful than carbon dioxide. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
            
              Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., asks a question during the Senate Environment and Public Works hearing to examine the nomination of Shailen P. Bhatt, of Michigan, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib).
            
              Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in the General Assembly hall ahead of President Joe Biden's address to the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
            
              President Joe Biden addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, at the U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
            
              FILE - Window air conditioning units sit in windows in New York. In a major action to address climate change, the Senate on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, ratified an international agreement that compels the United States and other countries to limit use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigeration and air conditioning that are far more powerful than carbon dioxide. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
            
              Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., asks a question during the Senate Environment and Public Works hearing to examine the nomination of Shailen P. Bhatt, of Michigan, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib).
            
              Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in the General Assembly hall ahead of President Joe Biden's address to the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
            
              President Joe Biden addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, at the U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
            
              FILE - Window air conditioning units sit in windows in New York. In a major action to address climate change, the Senate on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, ratified an international agreement that compels the United States and other countries to limit use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigeration and air conditioning that are far more powerful than carbon dioxide. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
            
              Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., asks a question during the Senate Environment and Public Works hearing to examine the nomination of Shailen P. Bhatt, of Michigan, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib).
            
              Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in the General Assembly hall ahead of President Joe Biden's address to the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
            
              President Joe Biden addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, at the U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
            
              FILE - Window air conditioning units sit in windows in New York. In a major action to address climate change, the Senate on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, ratified an international agreement that compels the United States and other countries to limit use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigeration and air conditioning that are far more powerful than carbon dioxide. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
            
              Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., asks a question during the Senate Environment and Public Works hearing to examine the nomination of Shailen P. Bhatt, of Michigan, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib).
            
              Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in the General Assembly hall ahead of President Joe Biden's address to the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
            
              President Joe Biden addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, at the U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
            
              FILE - Window air conditioning units sit in windows in New York. In a major action to address climate change, the Senate on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, ratified an international agreement that compels the United States and other countries to limit use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigeration and air conditioning that are far more powerful than carbon dioxide. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
            
              Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., asks a question during the Senate Environment and Public Works hearing to examine the nomination of Shailen P. Bhatt, of Michigan, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib).
            
              Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in the General Assembly hall ahead of President Joe Biden's address to the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
            
              President Joe Biden addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, at the U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
            
              FILE - Window air conditioning units sit in windows in New York. In a major action to address climate change, the Senate on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, ratified an international agreement that compels the United States and other countries to limit use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigeration and air conditioning that are far more powerful than carbon dioxide. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
            
              Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., asks a question during the Senate Environment and Public Works hearing to examine the nomination of Shailen P. Bhatt, of Michigan, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib).
            
              Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in the General Assembly hall ahead of President Joe Biden's address to the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
            
              President Joe Biden addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, at the U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
            
              FILE - Window air conditioning units sit in windows in New York. In a major action to address climate change, the Senate on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, ratified an international agreement that compels the United States and other countries to limit use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigeration and air conditioning that are far more powerful than carbon dioxide. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
            
              Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., asks a question during the Senate Environment and Public Works hearing to examine the nomination of Shailen P. Bhatt, of Michigan, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib).
            
              Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in the General Assembly hall ahead of President Joe Biden's address to the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
            
              President Joe Biden addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, at the U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
            
              FILE - Window air conditioning units sit in windows in New York. In a major action to address climate change, the Senate on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, ratified an international agreement that compels the United States and other countries to limit use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigeration and air conditioning that are far more powerful than carbon dioxide. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
            
              Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., asks a question during the Senate Environment and Public Works hearing to examine the nomination of Shailen P. Bhatt, of Michigan, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib).
            
              Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in the General Assembly hall ahead of President Joe Biden's address to the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
            
              President Joe Biden addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, at the U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
            
              FILE - Window air conditioning units sit in windows in New York. In a major action to address climate change, the Senate on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, ratified an international agreement that compels the United States and other countries to limit use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigeration and air conditioning that are far more powerful than carbon dioxide. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
            
              Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., asks a question during the Senate Environment and Public Works hearing to examine the nomination of Shailen P. Bhatt, of Michigan, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib).
            
              Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in the General Assembly hall ahead of President Joe Biden's address to the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
            
              President Joe Biden addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, at the U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
            
              FILE - Window air conditioning units sit in windows in New York. In a major action to address climate change, the Senate on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, ratified an international agreement that compels the United States and other countries to limit use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigeration and air conditioning that are far more powerful than carbon dioxide. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
            
              Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., asks a question during the Senate Environment and Public Works hearing to examine the nomination of Shailen P. Bhatt, of Michigan, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib).
            
              Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in the General Assembly hall ahead of President Joe Biden's address to the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
            
              President Joe Biden addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, at the U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
            
              FILE - Window air conditioning units sit in windows in New York. In a major action to address climate change, the Senate on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, ratified an international agreement that compels the United States and other countries to limit use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigeration and air conditioning that are far more powerful than carbon dioxide. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
            
              Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., asks a question during the Senate Environment and Public Works hearing to examine the nomination of Shailen P. Bhatt, of Michigan, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib).
            
              Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in the General Assembly hall ahead of President Joe Biden's address to the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
            
              President Joe Biden addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, at the U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
            
              FILE - Window air conditioning units sit in windows in New York. In a major action to address climate change, the Senate on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, ratified an international agreement that compels the United States and other countries to limit use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigeration and air conditioning that are far more powerful than carbon dioxide. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
            
              Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in the General Assembly hall ahead of President Joe Biden's address to the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
            
              President Joe Biden addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, at the U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
            
              FILE - Window air conditioning units sit in windows in New York. In a major action to address climate change, the Senate on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, ratified an international agreement that compels the United States and other countries to limit use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigeration and air conditioning that are far more powerful than carbon dioxide. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
            
              Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in the General Assembly hall ahead of President Joe Biden's address to the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
            
              President Joe Biden addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, at the U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
            
              FILE - Window air conditioning units sit in windows in New York. In a major action to address climate change, the Senate on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, ratified an international agreement that compels the United States and other countries to limit use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigeration and air conditioning that are far more powerful than carbon dioxide. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
            
              Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in the General Assembly hall ahead of President Joe Biden's address to the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
            
              President Joe Biden addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, at the U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
            
              FILE - Window air conditioning units sit in windows in New York. In a major action to address climate change, the Senate on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, ratified an international agreement that compels the United States and other countries to limit use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigeration and air conditioning that are far more powerful than carbon dioxide. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
            
              Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in the General Assembly hall ahead of President Joe Biden's address to the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
            
              President Joe Biden addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, at the U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
            
              FILE - Window air conditioning units sit in windows in New York. In a major action to address climate change, the Senate on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, ratified an international agreement that compels the United States and other countries to limit use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigeration and air conditioning that are far more powerful than carbon dioxide. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
            
              Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. speaks during a news conference following the Democrats policy luncheon meeting on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
            
              FILE - Window air conditioning units sit in windows in New York. In a major action to address climate change, the Senate on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, ratified an international agreement that compels the United States and other countries to limit the use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigeration and air conditioning that are far more powerful than carbon dioxide. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
Senate ratifies international climate deal on refrigerants