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As the South American country prepares to meet its Kigali Amendment commitments, one official has doubts about the future of R32 for air conditioning.

Share this article WUHU, China—Air conditioners sped down the assembly line at an appliance factory here on a recent Saturday afternoon, as pop music blared over the din of fans and motors. The workers, mostly 20-somethings in crisp blue uniforms, were working quickly and on track to meet their daily target of 3,300 units. Stretching the length of a football field, the assembly line in Wuhu was retooled in 2016 to produce hundreds of thousands of climate-friendly air conditioners per year, fu...