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ajbyesterday at 7:22 PM1 replyview on HN

These days CO2 is actually quite commonly used in air-conditioners as a refrigerant, R-744. Fluorinated gases like Freon are being phased out due to being even worse for global warming.


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mark-ryesterday at 11:51 PM

I thought it was ozone depletion, not greenhouse effects, that led to the fluorinated gas phaseout?

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