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HFCs

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HFCs: see chlorofluorocarbons chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), organic compounds that contain carbon, chlorine, and fluorine atoms. CFCs are highly effective refrigerants that were developed in response to the pressing need to eliminate toxic and flammable substances, such as sulfur dioxide and
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HFCs might not eat away at the ozone layer, but they are helping to warm the planet.
backing for plans to deal with HFCs through the Montreal Protocol rather than attempt to write them into a new climate treaty due to be negotiated in Copenhagen in December.
No, HFCs can trap 4,470 times as much heat as carbon dioxide.
 
 
 
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