Fluorinated greenhouse gases

Fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases), which are widely used in heat pumps, air conditioning and refrigeration equipment, account for a growing proportion of EU greenhouse - gas emissions. In 2012, the European Commission proposed a new regulation to rein in the use of F-gases in the EU. Parliament and Council reached a trilogue agreement on the proposal in December 2013.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: MEPs back phase-out of F-gas coolants blamed for global warming http://www.europeansources.info/record/meps-back-phase-out-of-f-gas-coolants-blamed-for-global-warming/

ESO: Background information: Fluorinated greenhouse gases 2012 http://www.europeansources.info/record/fluorinated-greenhouse-gases-2012/

ESO: Background information: EU reaches deal to cap super-warming F-gases http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-reaches-deal-to-cap-super-warming-f-gases/

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