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Climate-forcing F-gases – new report published

News Published 29 Sep 2014 Last modified 13 Jan 2017

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Fluorinated gases (F-gases) are emitted into the atmosphere in relatively small quantities, but their effect on climate change is increasingly significant. These substances are very powerful greenhouse gases, with a warming effect thousands of times greater than CO2 in many cases.