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NO FAKE ANSWERS AND NO LINKS. Why did countries work together to ban CFCs to help restore the ozone layer?

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CFCs were phased out via the Montreal Protocol due to their part in ozone depletion. The atmospheric impacts of CFCs are not limited to their role as ozone-depleting chemicals. Infrared absorption bands prevent heat at that wavelength from escaping earth's atmosphere

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