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Can ACs cool the world without warming it?

Grist

How will it change the HVAC units and window ACs we’ve grown to rely on? Spencer Platt / Getty Images “There’s this kind of idea that HVAC products are boring and not exciting and ugly and hard to use,” Romanin says. This week, we start with the tech side. What will that future-friendly AC look like?

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CO2 monitors facilitate rollout of environmentally friendly refrigeration in Australian supermarkets

Envirotec Magazine

However, Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) caused damage to the ozone layer and were phased out following the Montreal Protocol in 1987. Production of Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) then increased globally, because they are less harmful to stratospheric ozone.