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Fluorinated greenhouse gases 2018: data reported by companies on the production, import and export of fluorinated greenhouse gases in the European Union, 2007-2017

Author(s) : EEA (European Environment Agency)

Type of monograph: Report

Summary

The 2018 edition of the European Environment Agency (EEA) report on fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases) confirms the good progress achieved in 2017 by the European Union (EU) in phasing down the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), a set of fluorinated gases with a high global warming potential (GWP) that is significantly contributing to climate change.
The report evaluates and presents the data reported by companies in 2018 about their activities involving F-gases in 2017, assessing both the progress made under the ongoing EU-wide HFC phase-down and the outlook towards the global HFC phase-down, which is due to begin in 2019 under the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol. The report also details the amounts of F-gases supplied to different industrial applications.
The report uses two different metrics: F-gas amounts expressed in physical tonnes reflect the use patterns of F-gases in European industries, while their GWP (in tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalents (tCO2e)) are relevant for climate change policy.

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  • Original title: Fluorinated greenhouse gases 2018: data reported by companies on the production, import and export of fluorinated greenhouse gases in the European Union, 2007-2017
  • Record ID : 30025423
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Figures, economy, Environment, HFCs alternatives
  • Publication: EEA (European Environment Agency) - Denmark/Denmark
  • Publication date: 2018/12/19
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  • ISSN: 19778449
  • ISBN: 9789292139919
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2800/16180

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