Included statistic on HFC consumption over time
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| </ref> HFCs are also used in insulating foams, aerosol propellants, as solvents and for fire protection. | </ref> HFCs are also used in insulating foams, aerosol propellants, as solvents and for fire protection. |
| They may not harm the ozone layer as much as the compounds they replace, but they still contribute to [[global warming]] --- with some like trifluoromethane having 11,700 times the warming potential of carbon dioxide.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022113912001315|title=Treatment of the potent greenhouse gas, CHF3—An overview|year=2012|doi=10.1016/j.jfluchem.2012.04.012|last1=Han|first1=Wenfeng|last2=Li|first2=Ying|last3=Tang|first3=Haodong|last4=Liu|first4=Huazhang|journal=Journal of Fluorine Chemistry|volume=140|pages=7–16}}</ref> Their atmospheric concentrations and contribution to [[Human impact on the environment|anthropogenic]] [[greenhouse gas emissions]] are rapidly increasing{{how much|reason=ideally, also distinguish absolute contribution from relative contribution|date=June 2021}}, causing international concern about their [[radiative forcing]]. | They may not harm the ozone layer as much as the compounds they replace, but they still contribute to [[global warming]] --- with some like trifluoromethane having 11,700 times the warming potential of carbon dioxide.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022113912001315|title=Treatment of the potent greenhouse gas, CHF3—An overview|year=2012|doi=10.1016/j.jfluchem.2012.04.012|last1=Han|first1=Wenfeng|last2=Li|first2=Ying|last3=Tang|first3=Haodong|last4=Liu|first4=Huazhang|journal=Journal of Fluorine Chemistry|volume=140|pages=7–16}}</ref> Their atmospheric concentrations and contribution to [[Human impact on the environment|anthropogenic]] [[greenhouse gas emissions]] are rapidly increasing --- consumption rose from near zero in 1990 to 1.2 billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2010<ref>{{Citation |last=Toit |first=Louise du |title=Strengthening the Global Regulation of Hydrofluorocarbons under the Montreal Protocol |date=2023-12-01 |work=Reducing Emissions of Short-Lived Climate Pollutants |pages=90–124 |url=https://brill.com/display/book/9789004684089/BP000006.xml |access-date=2024-04-30 |publisher=Brill Nijhoff |language=en |doi=10.1163/9789004684089_006 |isbn=978-90-04-68408-9}}</ref> --- causing international concern about their [[radiative forcing]]. |
| ==Chemistry== | ==Chemistry== |
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