Effects of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on the Climate Impact of HFCs
The Kigali Amendment was agreed to on October 15, 2016 at the 28th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol. The amendment sets out an HFC consumption ph...
DownloadGlobal Temperature change Potential compared to Global Warming Potential
Global Warming Potential (GWP) is defined as the increase in radiative forcing (RF) of the emission of one kilogram of the subject gas, relative to the increase...
DownloadGlobal Warming Potentials as revised in 2013
In preparation for the Fifth Scientific Assessment Report (AR5) by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the published literature concerning the...
DownloadHCFO-1233zdE, HBFO-1233xfB, Stratospheric Ozone and Climate Change Updated January 2020
The HCFOs and HBFOs that have been selected for a range of applications breakdown rapidly in the atmosphere and have ultra-low GWPs, whilst maintaining a good b...
DownloadMassive growth in HFCs is not considered likely in the IPCC Scenarios
The Fifth Assessment Report of Working Group I of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change covers the climate change impacts from historical and anticipate...
DownloadOverview – Environmental impact of a material
Impact on the environment is proportional to the quantity of any material released and the potency of that material for environmental effects....
DownloadSelecting and Using GWP values for Refrigerants Updated January 2020
Refrigerant GWP values have been revised with each new IPCC Assessment Report. Regulations and guidance for the use of GWP values typically use the most up to d...
DownloadThe contribution of HFCs to European Greenhouse Emissions
Each year, each member state of the European Union submits estimates of its greenhouse gas emissions, including HFCs, to the United Nations as part of its commi...
DownloadThe ozone layer and ozone depletion updated 2020
Over 20 years ago it was established that HFCs have no chemical effect on stratospheric ozone .However, it has been postulated that a potential effect of HFCs o...
DownloadThe Role of HFCs in Long Term Climate Change
HFCs are one of several "Short Lived Climate Forcers (SLCFs)", which means that, their environmental lifetimes are far shorter than that of CO2, the most abunda...
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