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Fri 11 Nov 2009Urgent action needed to destroy CFCs, says report
COUNTRIES NEED to take “immediate action” to prevent enormous banks of chemicals being released into the atmosphere, with damage equivalent to 20 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2), according to a report published today.
Production of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) – used in fridges and air-conditioning equipment – were phased out under the 1987 Montreal Protocol after being linked to a huge hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica.
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