MaximsNewsNetwork: 05 December 2009 - UNDP: Brazil is dealing with another climate change issue often ignored - CFC gasses. In the past, the gasses were thought to only harm the ozone, but scientists believe that they are much more harmful to the atmosphere then CO2. SOUNDBITE (English)Yannick Glemarec, Director, Environment Finance, UNDP: When you speak about climate change, how much time is left? UNDP believes we must cut emissions by 50 percent by 2050. In 1992, UNDP became involved in one of the most ambitious chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) elimination efforts in the world. After China, Brazil is the second largest consumer of hydro chlorofluorocarbon gas, better known as CFC. CFCs are found primarily in refrigeration and other cooling devices, and virtually all homes in Brazil have one. But CFCs are deadly to the environment. One ton of CFC has the potential to warm the atmosphere 10000 times more than one ton of carbon dioxide (CO2). SOUNDBITE (English) Yannick Glemarec, Director, Environment Finance, UNDP: Refrigerants contained in these fridges have a huge global warming potential. In addition to the ozone destruction potential they have a huge, huge global warming potential. If you take all the refrigerants contained in all the domestic appliances if you take all this ODS (ozone depleting substances) is about 18 giga ton of carbon dioxide equivalent, this three to four times the Kyoto protocol so you have a huge, huge time bomb there. Brazil, along with 195 other ...
Keywords: Brazil, chloroflorocarbons, climate change, UNDP, Yannick Glemarec, CFC gasses, Environment Finance, maximsnews Network, UN Development Programme
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