Hfcs

In 1984, Coke started using HFCS instead of sugar.

Emissions of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) — which are potent greenhouse gases — are expected to double by 2020 and nearly triple by 2030 in the U.S.

Democratic and Republican senators recently introduced an amendment to the American Energy Innovation Act that would reduce production and use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)—chemicals widely used in refrigeration, air conditioning and insulation.

Although HFCs are much less damaging to the ozone layer than CFCs, they harm the planet in a different way.

HFCs are sometimes called “super” greenhouse gases because they are up to 4,000 times more potent than carbon dioxide.

Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) are found in refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners worldwide. They can be hundreds or thousands of times more potent than carbon dioxide in terms of their planet-warming potential.

Eliminating HFCs worldwide would avoid half a degree Celsius of global warming, as they are among the most potent contributors to climate change.

The rule would reduce manufacturing and importation of HFCs by 85% over 15 years. In 2036 alone, the final year of the phaseout, the EPA estimated that the rule would avoid emissions equivalent to one-seventh of the entire U.S. vehicle fleet.

A treaty to eliminate HFCs globally, known as the Kigali Amendment, is ratified by 115 countries.

Goran says HFCS contains more fructose, or fruit sugar, than other sweeteners, such as sucrose or table sugar.

Not because high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is any worse for you than sugar, but because it is, like many of the other unfamiliar ingredients in packaged foods, a reliable marker for a food product that has been highly processed.