Chlorofluorocarbon
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Chlorofluorocarbons and hydrochlorofluorocarbons are fully or partly halogenated hydrocarbons that contain carbon, hydrogen, chlorine, and fluorine. They are produced as volatile derivatives of methan
CFCs negatively affecting stratospheric ozone production
NASA projection of stratospheric ozone, in Dobson units, if chlorofluorocarbons had not been banned. Animated version.
Freon tanks awaiting CFC reclamation and container recycling in 2012
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Greenhouse gas
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Greenhouse gases are the gases in an atmosphere that trap heat, raising the surface temperature of astronomical bodies such as Earth. Unlike other gases, greenhouse gases absorb the radiations that a
Comparison of global warming potential of three greenhouse gases over a 100-year period (GWP-100) per ton: Perfluorotributylamine (PFTBA), nitrous oxide and methane, compared to carbon dioxide (the latter is the reference value, therefore it has a GWP of one). PFTBA is here used as an example of a larger group of potent fluorinated greenhouse gases. Fluorinated hydrocarbons combined contribute about 10% to global warming.
This 1912 article succinctly describes how burning coal creates carbon dioxide that causes climate change.