The CO2 Paradox
As the global warming potential (GWP) of CO2 is 1 – compared to 1300–1500 for the HFC gases widely used for cooling, freezing and warming applications in today’s systems – substituting HFCs with CO2 represents a substantial reduction in the global warming potential.
Hence CO2 – ill-reputed in connection with all global warming debates – may actually be used to reduce global warming.
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