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Potent greenhouse gases – fluorinated gases in the European Union

News Published 10 Sep 2012 Last modified 02 Sep 2016

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Photo: © Eric Burgers

The European Environment Agency (EEA) has published new aggregated information on the production and trade of fluorinated gases – or F-gases – in the EU. Although emitted in relatively small quantities, the emissions of these gases are increasing, and many are several thousand times more powerful greenhouse gases than carbon dioxide (CO2).