F-gases and ozone-depleting substances: Parliament adopts position

The EU Parliament on Thursday adopted its negotiating positions on reducing fluorinated gases (F-gases) and ozone-depleting substances. The two legislative proposals aim to tighten regulations on the use and trade of these environmentally and climate-damaging substances and promote climate-friendly alternatives. F-gases belong to the group of greenhouse gases and thus fall under the Paris Agreement. The global warming potential of F-gases is 100 to 24,000 times that of CO2.