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Whats the Relationship Between Refrigerants (fluorocarbons) and Global Warming?

April 26, 2017fluorocarbons global warming refrigerants relationship

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Whats the Relationship Between Refrigerants (fluorocarbons) and Global Warming?

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The conventional ozone depleting refrigerants, CFCs and HCFCs, and the new refrigerants, HFCs, all contribute to global warming. CFCs, which haven’t been manufactured since 1995, contribute three to 10 times (varies according to type of CFC) as much to global warming as the HFCs currently replacing CFCs. So the switch from CFCs to HFCs also has a significant effect in preventing global warming.