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HFC

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Noun1.HFC - a fluorocarbon emitted as a by-product of industrial manufacturing
fluorocarbon - a halocarbon in which some hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine; used in refrigerators and aerosols
greenhouse emission, greenhouse gas - a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation


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Under a scenario where global carbon dioxide emissions are capped at 450 parts per million (ppm), HFC emissions could reach nine gigatonnes --equivalent to around 45 per cent of total C[O.
The HFC is especially worried about what the government plans to do, especially since state funding towards banks was stopped and interest rates have increased due to the international financial crisis, it said yesterday.
Byline: Mike Butler HOW pathetic staff at HFC Bank (Mail, December 20) complaining they were not allowed to have three hours off on Christmas Eve unless they work extra in the New Year.
 
 
 
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