Media News - Monday, July 07, 2008
Flat-screen TVs are contributing to global warming - report
It seems the rising popularity of flat screen TVs has not been good for the environment. A gas used in their manufacture, nitrogen trifluoride (NF3), is being blamed for damaging the atmosphere, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reports. Almost half of the TV sets sold around the world so far this year have plasma or LCD flat screens. The gas, estimated to be 17,000 times as powerful as carbon dioxide, is said to be accelerating global warming. NF3 is not covered by the Kyoto protocol as it was produced in only tiny amounts when the treaty was signed in 1997. Levels of this gas in the atmosphere have not been measured, but scientists say it is a concern and are calling for it to be included in any future emissions cutting agreement. (Media Network Weblog)
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