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Halocarbons can contribute to global warming by absorbing long-wave radiation. Concern over the depletion of stratospheric ozone has led to inter-national agreements that restrict future uses of fully halogenated compounds, such as chloro-fluorocarbons CFC-11 and -12. But most com-pounds proposed as replacements also absorb long-wave radiation, and so their potential contribu-tions as greenhouse gases need to be assessed. Model calculations show that the replacement com-pounds have an effect about an order of magnitude less than that of their regulated counterparts.
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Fisher, D., Hales, C., Wang, WC. et al. Model calculations of the relative effects of CFCs and their replacements on global warming. Nature 344, 513–516 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1038/344513a0
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