Re:The Montreal Protocol was a landmark environmental success
by ocschwar on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @01:27PM
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> One important difference between the CFC ban and carbon emissions caps is the availability of inexpensive alternatives: HFCs.
A very important thing to note about the difference is that CFCs and HFCs are produced by the same corporations.
Du Pont fought tooth and nail against a CFC ban until it was shown that HFCs would work in the same applications, at which point they turned about face and supported it.
A very important thing to note about the difference is that CFCs and HFCs are produced by the same corporations.
Du Pont fought tooth and nail against a CFC ban until it was shown that HFCs would work in the same applications, at which point they turned about face and supported it.