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K Cost-Effectiveness of Chlorofluorocarbon Phaseout—United States and Worldwide
Pages 792-797

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... The analysis considers only the cost of a CFC phaseout and does not include costs associated with the anticipated phaseout of haloes. Costs associated with capital obsolescence or taxes are not considered in this analysis.
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From page 793...
... or $74 million per lifetime. The CFC cost savings of $2250/t will be equaled by the additional costs associated with increased minor annual equipment upgrades and increased manpower efforts for maintenance and recycling.
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... The CFC cost savings of $2250/t will be equaled by the additional costs associated with minor annual equipment upgrades and increased manpower efforts for mainte .
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... 6. Refrigerants, Fluorocarbon Substitutes Mobile Air Conditioning: About 200 million automobile air conditioners are assumed to be used at the present time.
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... (years) 3% 6% 10% Aerosols refrigerants, not in-kind substitutes 0.12 492 25 10 3 3 4 Conservation and recycle Cleaning and blowing 0.27 1,402 203 agents, refrigerants, not in-kind substitutes 0.20 701 400 Cleaning and blowing 5 44 48 53 10 47 54 65 agents, aerosols, fluorocarbon substitutes 0.217050 10000 Refrigerants, fluorocarbon substitutes Chillers 0.041523,750 30191272398 Mobile air conditioning 0.0845210,000 101,1721,3591,628 Appliance 0.013737,800 156538031,026 Other 0.032003,500 10410476570 Appliance insulation, fluorocarbon substitutes 0.0377422,200 151,8602,2862,919 TOTAL 1.04,25147,878 NOTE: Mt = megaton = 1 million tons.
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... APPENDIX K 797 Total Abatement Abatement Cost Cost Cost ($/t CO2 Operating (M$/yr)
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  • blowing agents

  • cfc phaseout
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  • appliance insulation
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  • additional costs
  • automobile air
  • refrigerant applications
  • cfc cost
  • air conditioners

  • domestic refrigerators
  • increased manpower
  • total cfc
  • equipment upgrades
  • million automobile

  • annual equipment
  • operating cost
  • manpower efforts
  • increased minor
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  • cfc replacements
  • handle flammable
  • aerosol manufacturing
  • manufacturing line
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