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Novinski članak23. rujna 2015.Glavna uprava za klimatsku politiku

Commission allocates 2016 quotas to companies selling fluorinated gases

The European Commission has allocated quotas to companies selling hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in the EU in 2016. This is the latest step in a gradual reduction in the amount of  the climate-warming gases that can be sold in the EU.

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The European Commission has allocated quotas to companies selling hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in the EU in 2016. This is the latest step in a gradual reduction in the amount of the climate-warming gases that can be sold in the EU.

It follows the adoption of the new EU Regulation on fluorinated gases (F-gases) in 2014, which aims to reduce emissions of the gases by two-thirds by 2030 compared to today's levels.

HFCs, the most common F-gases, are thousands of times more powerful than carbon dioxide (CO2). Companies can see their quotas in the HFC Registry, under the F-gas Portal.

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Datum objave
23. rujna 2015.
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Glavna uprava za klimatsku politiku