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Re: R134a and environmental damage
Posted to HVAC Forum on 2/2/2004 1 Reply

Peter:

R-134a is a greehouse gas with a Global Warming Potential (GWP) of 1300; R-12 has a GWP of 8500. The Europeon Community is very concerned with the environment and Global Warming, and they have a proposed ban of R-134a for year 2009. They are also prop... Login to read more.

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