Production, imports, exports and consumption of Fluorinated gases (F-gases) for years 2007-2011 in the EU-27 (Mt CO2 eq, GWP TAR)

Methodology

See CLIM048 Indicator specification at:

http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators/emissions-and-consumption-of-fluorinated

Units

Mt CO₂ -eq (GWP TAR)

Additional information

Global-warming potential (GWP) is a relative measure of how much heat a greenhouse gas traps in the atmosphere.

In this figure the GWP values used are the ones provided by the 3rd IPCC Assessment report (TAR).

Please note that consumption is defined in analogy to the Montreal Protocol as production plus bulk imports minus bulk exports minus feedstock use minus destruction. Negative values refer therefore to the cases where production and imports have been lower than the export, feedstock use and destruction quantities for the specific reporting year.