CFCs’ contribution to global warming has been small. The atmospheric energy rise is the first step to warming. The atmospheric energy rise of CFCs since 1750 has been about 0.34 Watt/m2.

WATERLOO, Ont. (Thursday, May 30, 2013) - Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are to blame for global warming since the 1970s and not carbon dioxide, according to new research from the University of ...

Chlorofluorocarbons are to blame for global warming since the 1970s and not carbon dioxide, a researcher claims in a controversial new study. CFCs are already known to deplete ozone, but in-depth ...

Emissions of a small group of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), man-made chemicals that destroy Earth’s protective ozone layer and fuel global warming, are back on the rise after their production was ...

The view that human activities are likely responsible for most of the observed increase in global mean temperature ("global warming") since the mid-20th century is probably a correct reflection of ...

Using data from 14 measurement sites around the world, the researchers found that concentrations of CFC-112a, CFC-113, CFC-113a, CFC-114a and CFC-115 have increased since 2010, reaching a record ...

Meanwhile, the ozone molecule’s biggest enemy, or CFCs, have unrelenting power at 10,000 times CO2’s impact on global warming’s binge, rampage, turmoil, which started in earnest in 2022 ...

A new study documents the mysterious presence of five banned chlorofluorocarbons, chemicals that not only deplete the ozone layer but also contribute to global warming By Chelsea Harvey & E&E News ...

Causes of global warming, explained. Human activity is driving climate change, including global temperature rise. January 17, 2019 ... Other gases, such as chlorofluorocarbons, ...

Global warming is on the tip of everyone’s tongue these days, and with good reason, but it wasn’t long ago that the biggest environmental talking point was the depletion of Earth’s ozone layer.

The U.S. Senate voted to ratify an international treaty on Sept. 21, 2022, and join 137 other countries in agreeing to phase out a class of climate-warming chemicals that are widely used as ...