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Nature Inc. Episode 17, Gigatonne timebomb /

Under the 1987 Montreal Protocol, the manufacture of CFCs - used in fridges and aerosols - was ended in 2010. But in this programme we find that some of the ozone-friendly replacements to CFCs are in fact super greenhouse gases. By 2050, up to a fifth of the greenhouse effect could be caused by thes...

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Other Authors: Bruce, Ashley (Director), Robert-Charrue, Bernard (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Montreal, QC : CinéFête, 2011.
Subjects:
Climatic changes.
Climate Change
Climat > Changements.
Documentaries and Factual Films
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Under the 1987 Montreal Protocol, the manufacture of CFCs - used in fridges and aerosols - was ended in 2010. But in this programme we find that some of the ozone-friendly replacements to CFCs are in fact super greenhouse gases. By 2050, up to a fifth of the greenhouse effect could be caused by these substitute gases. There are alternatives that are ozone and climate friendly. So could the Montreal Protocol be used to control a huge chunk of the projected greenhouse gas build up?
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed October 19, 2017).
Physical Description:1 online resource (22 min.)
Playing Time:00:21:45