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Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on fluorinated greenhouse gases.

Author(s) : Commission européenne

Type of article: Files on regulations

Summary

A first F-gas Regulation was adopted in 2006 and succeeded in stabilising EU F-gas emissions at 2010 levels.
On 1 January 2015 it was replaced by current Regulation (EU) 517/2014, which strengthened the earlier measures and introduced a number of far-reaching changes.
By 2030, the Regulation will cut the EU’s F-gas emissions by two-thirds compared with 2014 levels.
The expected cumulative emission savings are 1.5 Gigatonnes of CO2-equivalent by 2030 and 5 Gigatonnes by 2050. The latter number is more than the CO2 produced by a billion return flights from Paris to New York and more than the sum of all greenhouse gases emitted in the EU during one year.
The legislation also stimulates innovation and green growth and jobs by encouraging the use of green technologies based on less climate-harmful alternatives.
The Commission is currently reviewing the F-gas Regulation.

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F-Gas regulation (English)

Pages: 36

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Réglement F-Gaz (French)

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Details

  • Original title: Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on fluorinated greenhouse gases.
  • Record ID : 30028409
  • Languages: French, English
  • Subject: Regulation
  • Publication date: 2014

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