The long-term impact of short-lived, fluorinated pollutants.

1987年，《蒙特利尔议定书》对消耗臭氧层的化合物的生产和使用进行了管制。工业界不断创新，生产不影响臭氧水平的新化合物，用于制冷和现代社会的其他应用。我们发现，目前这一代的氢氟烯烃化合物在大气中分解，产生已知的最严重的全球变暖气体。我们假设其他氢氟烯烃也会衰变为全球变暖化合物。在这个项目中，我们将确定现代制冷剂对大气的影响。预期的好处包括确定对环境影响最好和最差的化合物，以及指导行业和立法者的数据。

In 1987, the Montreal Protocol has regulated the manufacture and use of compounds that deplete the ozone layer. Industry has innovated to produce new compounds that do not affect ozone levels, for use in refrigeration and other applications for modern society. We have discovered that the current generation of compounds called hydrofluoroolefins decompose in the atmosphere to produce the worst global warming gas known. We hypothesise that other HFOs will also decay into global warming compounds. In this project we will determine the atmospheric consequences of modern refrigerants. Expected benefits include determination the best and worst compounds for environmental impact, and data to guide industry and legislators.