Yes - the authors say that these CFCs are also very potent greenhouse gases. One tonne of CFC-11 is equivalent to around 5,000 tonnes of CO2. Chat to our climate change bot on Facebook Messenger ...

HFC-125, a synthetic gas, is in the spotlight ... were initially designed to replace CFCs, which are responsible for ozone layer depletion. Although they have no impact on the ozone layer ...

In the 1970s, scientists first started ringing alarm bells about the impact of chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) gases which were commonly used as coolants in refrigerators and in aerosol sprays.