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Environment & Energy

CurtEastPoint

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1. didn't know what HFC was...

Reply to hatrack (Original post)

Wed Mar 18, 2020, 09:32 AM

Mar 2020

Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) are potent greenhouse gases used as alternatives to ozone-depleting substances (ODS) being phased out under the Montreal Protocol. Atmospheric observations show that the volume of HFCs in the atmosphere is increasing rapidly, about 10-15% per year.

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Energy Bill Grinds To A Halt Over HFC Drawdown, Thanks Largely To John Barrasso (Asshole-WY) [View all] hatrack Mar 2020 OP

didn't know what HFC was... CurtEastPoint Mar 2020 #1

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