Explainer: hydrofluorocarbons saved the ozone layer, so why are we banning them?
- Written by Jenny Fisher, Senior Lecturer in Atmospheric Chemistry, University of Wollongong
Sunrise over the Earth. Hydrofluorocarbons were created to protect the ozone layer, but their stable nature makes them an extremely potent greenhouse gas.NASAOn October 28, Australia ratified the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol. Australia is the tenth country to ratify, joining others as diverse as Mali, the United Kingdom and Rwanda in...







