Summary

According to a report recently published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, global warming is mainly affected by industrial activities. The document forecasts that the global average temperature may increase by 1.5 to 4.0°C by the end of the 21st century, with profound changes on the Earth’s c limate. During the last three decades the refrigeration and air conditioning industries have been limited by restrictions on the use of synthetic refrigerants imposed by the Montreal and Kyoto protocols. [...]

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