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> "banning of CFCs" CFCs were banned because they were destroying the ozone layer, and the ozone layer protects us from excessive UV-radiation (which causes sk
by sampo 13y ago
> "banning of CFCs"
CFCs were banned because they were destroying the ozone layer, and the ozone layer protects us from excessive UV-radiation (which causes skin cancer). This was not related to global warming.
- TheLoneWolfling 13y agoCorrect, sorry. I had forgotten that, although they are potent greenhouse gasses, that was not the reason they were originally banned. Still a valid point in the "don't be rash" sense", but not in the "don't be rash regarding global warming" sense.