Do air conditioners and refrigerators still release CFCs?

Most refrigerants found in air conditioners, refrigerators, and freezers contain fluorocarbons, and many fluorocarbon compounds contain chlorine. Chlorofluorocarbon ... The atmospherically benign HFC refrigerants will remain in production, but CFC and HCFC refrigerants will be phased out. read more

Air conditioners and refrigerators only release refrigerant if they are damaged and begin leaking. There are still some units in use that contain CFC’s, so there will be more CFC’s that are “released”. read more

After 1995, when production of most CFCs stopped, they ceased being used in aerosol cans and in the coolant known as Freon™. New products, including refrigerators, use substitutes with similar properties. Additional amounts of CFC-11 can be found in air conditioners, insulation and some industrial appliances. read more

This refrigerant is better than R-22 in terms of “Ozone Depletion” potential and energy efficiency, but it still causes global warming. A few more HFCs that are commonly used are: R-32 in Air Conditioners and R-134A in refrigerators. About 20-30% of the air conditioners in India still (in 2016) use HFCs. read more