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Hydrofluorocarbon emission reduction: a crucial contribution to climate protection
Hydrofluorocarbon emission reduction: a crucial contribution to climate protection
proposals to enhance European Climate Ambition
Autor:innen
Herausgeber
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Schlagwörter
H-FCKW, HFKW
Zitation
GRAAF, Daniel de, Cornelia ELSNER, Daniel de GRAAF, Gabriele HOFFMANN, Kerstin MARTENS, Wolfgang PLEHN und Diana THALHEIM, 2021. Hydrofluorocarbon emission reduction: a crucial contribution to climate protection [online]. Dessau-Roßlau: Umweltbundesamt. Scientific Opinion Paper. Verfügbar unter: https://openumwelt.de/handle/123456789/3536
Zusammenfassung englisch
Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) are the dominant fraction of fluorinated greenhouse gases, also known as F-gases. HFC emissions in the European Union (EU) amounted to 112 million tonnes CO2 equivalent (Mt CO2eq.) in 2018. This amounts to 2,2% of the EU's total greenhouse gas emissions. Main sources of HFC emissions are refrigeration and air conditioning plants and appliances. Following a proposal by the EU Commission, EU member states and the EU parliament just recently agreed to increase the 2030 target from 40% to 55% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions compared to the 1990 level. This considerable step-up of climate ambition by more than a third needs to be reflected also in the revision process of the F-gas Regulation, regardless of the achievements already made to curb F-gas emissions. On the occasion of the F-gas Regulation revision, the German Environment Agency proposes the acceleration of the phase-down scenario, resulting in larger reduction steps from 2024 on and a final level of 10% of the baseline by 2030 compared to 21% according to the current schedule. Source: www.umweltbundesamt.de