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SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE USE OF SUBSTITUTES IN DEVELOPING AND INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES.

Author(s) : LAWSON B. L.

Summary

THE OZONE ISSUE IS IMMEDIATE, AND DEVELOPING AND INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES MUST TOGETHER FIND SOLUTIONS BY REPLACING HALOGENATED REFRIGERANT EQUIPMENT WITH MACHINES THAT RUN ON REFRIGERANTS THAT DO LITTLE OR NOT HARM TO OZONE. THE SOLUTIONS ENVISAGED PRESENT SERIOUS PROBLEMS:IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: 1) A LACK OF FINANCIAL MEANS ; 2) DIFFICULTIES IN TRANSFERRING TO NEW TECHNOLOGIES ; 3) SOCIAL PROBLEMS. IN INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES: 1) THE PROBLEM OF WHAT TO DO WITH OLD MACHINES ; 2) THE PROBLEM OF LAYOFFS IN JOBS DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY CONNECTED TO REFRIGERATION.

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  • Original title: SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE USE OF SUBSTITUTES IN DEVELOPING AND INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES.
  • Record ID : 1991-0088
  • Languages: French
  • Source: 1990: refrigeration and CFCs. International Colloquium of Brussels, Belgium, March 19-20, 1990.
  • Publication date: 1990/03/19
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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