Man-made industrial chemicals

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Summary

Sulphur hexafluoride (SF₆), has a global warming potential (GWP) 22,200 times more powerful that of CO₂. And it’s increasing (Video & Fig. 1).

CFCs, HCFCs, HFCs, PFCs and others (Fig. 2) are man-made chemicals with a global warming potential many thousands of times that of CO_2.Some contribute to the loss of the ozone layer. They have been linked to why the Arctic and Antarctic regions are warming faster than anywhere else on Earth.
Collectively, they contribute 2.4% to NZ’s emissions.

Fig. 1: Sulphur hexafluoride atmospheric concentrations 1994-2000. (Image: NOAA Global Monitoring Lab.)

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Home > Climate wiki > What causes climate change? > Greenhouse gases > Man-made industrial chemicals

Summary

Sulphur hexafluoride (SF₆), has a global warming potential (GWP) 22,200 times more powerful that of CO₂. And it’s increasing (Video & Fig. 1).

CFCs, HCFCs, HFCs, PFCs and others (Fig. 2) are man-made chemicals with a global warming potential many thousands of times that of CO_2.Some contribute to the loss of the ozone layer. They have been linked to why the Arctic and Antarctic regions are warming faster than anywhere else on Earth.
Collectively, they contribute 2.4% to NZ’s emissions.

Fig. 1: Sulphur hexafluoride atmospheric concentrations 1994-2000. (Image: NOAA Global Monitoring Lab.)

SF₆, CFCs, HCFCs, HFCs, PFCs, and others

Fig. 2 Chemical that contribute to warming the atmosphere. Click on the image to be taken to the NOAA page to see the latest measurements. (Image: NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory)