Manual for Refrigeration Servicing Technicians - UNEP - Division of ...
Manual for Refrigeration Servicing Technicians - UNEP - Division of ...
Manual for Refrigeration Servicing Technicians - UNEP - Division of ...
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Environmental Impact<br />
Alternative refrigerants and regulations<br />
Hydr<strong>of</strong>luorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants were developed in the 1980s<br />
and 1990s as alternative refrigerants to CFCs and HCFCs. HFCs<br />
do not contain chlorine, and there<strong>for</strong>e do not destroy the ozone<br />
layer. They do, however, contribute to global warming; HFCs are<br />
greenhouse gases and as such they are in the group <strong>of</strong> gases<br />
included within the Kyoto Protocol. Several regions and countries in<br />
the world are adopting regulations to contain, prevent and thereby<br />
reduce emissions <strong>of</strong> the fluorinated greenhouse gases covered by<br />
the Kyoto Protocol.<br />
Examples <strong>of</strong> regulation:<br />
European 4<br />
USA 4<br />
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