Does CFC affect global warming?

Global warming caused by chlorofluorocarbons, not carbon dioxide, new study says May 30, 2013, University of Waterloo Chlorofluorocarbons are to blame for global warming since the 1970s and not carbon dioxide, according to new research from the University of Waterloo published in the International Journal of Modern Physics B this week. read more

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 Waterloo published in the International Journal of Modern Physics B this week. read more

When compared to other greenhouse gases, their concentration in the atmosphere is minuscule, yet these have a powerful warming effect (a very high "Global Warming Potential"). The production and use of CFCs is governed by the Montreal Protocol, an international treaty to prevent destruction of ozone layers caused by CFCs. read more