On Tuesday, the EU Parliament adopted stricter regulations to reduce emissions of highly climate-impacting fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases) by a large majority. The trilogue agreement reached in October provides for the complete phase-out of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) by 2050 and a gradual reduction via an EU consumption quota until then. Sectors in which a switch to alternatives is technologically and economically feasible, such as household refrigerators, air conditioning systems and heat pumps, will also be given deadlines for phasing out the use of F-gases. The aim is to save up to 40 million tons of carbon equivalents by 2030.