New rules for F-gases: the EU Commission • Table.Briefings

As part of the strategy to reduce industrial and household emissions, the EU Commission has proposed stricter guidelines for fluorinated greenhouse gases. In the debate on how to achieve Europe’s climate targets, F-gases have so far played a minor role. Quite wrongly, because the savings potential is huge.

In addition to carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide (laughing gas), F-gases also belong to the group of greenhouse gases. As such, they fall under the Paris Agreement, in which the signatory countries agreed to reduce their emissions in order to achieve the 1.5-degree target. And this is absolutely necessary because the climate impact of fluorinated gases is substantial.

New rules for F-gases: the EU Commission’s plans

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