Comments on: China And US Agree To Phase Out HFCs http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/12/china-and-us-agree-to-phase-out-hfcs/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Sun, 28 Dec 2014 10:40:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: popsi http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/12/china-and-us-agree-to-phase-out-hfcs/#comment-209111 Tue, 11 Feb 2014 05:29:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=52677#comment-209111 yeah but 410a has a much higher GWP value GWP is global warming potential value used to indicate how much greenhouse gass would be produced if the refrigerant was used and gradually released into the atomosphere. Even though 410a is better than R22 interms of the ozone layer, It’s still a poor choice as a refrigerant will eventually be phased out.

]]> By: JamesWimberley http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/12/china-and-us-agree-to-phase-out-hfcs/#comment-166014 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:45:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=52677#comment-166014 “One such greenhouse gas that poses a much more damaging effect than carbon dioxide is hydrofluorocarbon ..” It’s only proportionately worse. Because there’s so much more carbon dioxide, it’s stlll the main climate-buster : 65% of the greenhouse gas effect, to the 10% of CFCs, which is declining thanks to the success of the Montreal Protocol.

The cost of cutting CFC s is trivial in comparison, so it’s low-hanging fruit. An appetiser, not the main course.

]]> By: Kompulsa (Nicholas) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/12/china-and-us-agree-to-phase-out-hfcs/#comment-165992 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:04:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=52677#comment-165992 The replacement for HCFCs in the US is the refrigerant: R410A for air conditioners. It is highly likely that China will use the same refrigerant, as refrigerants are normally standardized.

The current standard gas being replaced in air conditioners is HCFC-22 (otherwise known as Refrigerant 22, or R22).

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