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Keeping cool without warming the planet: cutting emissions of HFCs, PFCs, and SF6 in Europe.

Author(s) : ANDERSON J.

Type of monograph: Booklet

Summary

As the EU just begins to develop a policy plan, member states are already active. Denmark has a plan to phase out F-gases, the Netherlands will count on 25% of their domestic Kyoto Protocol reductions from F-gases, France intends an ecotax on refrigerants, and the UK has targeted HFCs for strict limitation in its draft climate plan. Several other countries are developing national climate plans with an aggressive approach and the majority of EU countries have restrictions on some of the F-gases. In addition, eight Austrian regions and numerous municipalities, and the city of Berlin are among those committed to phasing out HFCs partially or in full. Extract from the table of contents: current issues in F-gas control; estimating past and current emissions and predicting future emissions is problematic; estimating costs of abatement options; issues in refrigeration; foams; mobile air conditioning; semiconductors; standards are being unduly influenced by the F-gas industry; European policy development and CNE's proposal; pro F-gas arguments, and responses to them; European emissions estimates and projections.

Details

  • Original title: Keeping cool without warming the planet: cutting emissions of HFCs, PFCs, and SF6 in Europe.
  • Record ID : 2001-1671
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Figures, economy, Regulation, Environment, HFCs alternatives
  • Publication: Cne (climate network europe) - Belgium/Belgium
  • Publication date: 2000
  • Source: Source: 39 p. (21 x 29.7); fig.; tabl.; ref.; append.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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