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I'm pretty sure they didn't force these chemicals, but instead banned CFC and HFC. The industry came up with HFO
by Glawen 4y ago
I'm pretty sure they didn't force these chemicals, but instead banned CFC and HFC. The industry came up with HFO
- snaptarns22 4y agoYou prove GP's point. If the EU regulatory experts are so smart they can tell everyone else what to do perhaps they should have mandated a safe chemical. You can't take responsibility for something, enforce changes, and then say you're not responsible for the outcome. They do this all the time, see cookie banners. Governance like this creates problems instead of solving them.
- DFHippie 4y ago> If the EU regulatory experts are so smart they can tell everyone else what to do perhaps they should have mandated a safe chemical. > You can't take responsibility for something, enforce changes, and then say you're not responsible for the outcome. Demonstrating that a particular chemical has particular bad consequences is a lot easier than inventing a replacement. Are you saying regulatory agencies shouldn't exist unless they can replace the industries they regulate?
- macinjosh 4y agoI am saying don’t tell others what to do if you don’t know what you’re talking about.
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- SoftTalker 4y agoHow often do we see the pattern: Industry invents A, which is useful but has bad side effects causing A to get banned. Industry invents B, which does the same thing, maybe not quite as well, and with its own bad side effects, and might be chemically very close to A, but it's technically not A so it can be sold. B gets banned. Repeat.
- scotty79 4y agoYeah, obviously we should just keep drinking from lead pipes to avoid this exact scenario. /s