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Turning up the heat. Linkages between ozone layer depletion and climate change: the urgent case of HCFCs and HFCs.

Author(s) : EIA

Type of monograph: Booklet

Summary

Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), introduced under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer as ozone-friendly chemicals, are estimated to add the equivalent of 3 billion tons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere by 2015. This report shows that the production and use of these chemicals is skyrocketing in China, where EIA's investigations have revealed uncontrolled production and trade of these and other refrigerant gases. Extract from the table of contents: ozone depletion; climate change; the Montreal Protocol; the Kyoto Protocol; the urgent issue of HCFCs and HFCs under the Montreal Protocol; skyrocketing HCFC-22 production; the climate impact of HCFCs and HFCs; conclusions and recommendations. This report can be downloaded from the following Web site: www.eia-international.org/files/news324-1.pdf.

Details

  • Original title: Turning up the heat. Linkages between ozone layer depletion and climate change: the urgent case of HCFCs and HFCs.
  • Record ID : 2007-1366
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Environment, General information, HFCs alternatives
  • Publication: Eia (environmental investigation agency) - United kingdom/United kingdom/United states/United states
  • Publication date: 2006/08
  • Source: Source: 16 p. (21 x 29.7); fig.; phot.; tabl.; 49 ref.

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