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Industry claim on climate change gas containment disproved

25 February 2004

A study released today shows that HFC-134a, a fluorinated greenhouse gas 1,300 times more potent than carbon dioxide (CO2).

This shatters industry claims that leak rates had been cut dramatically. Such claims were used to head off limitations on HFCs under the proposed EU Regulation on Fluorinated Gases.

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Authors: CAN Europe and Greenpeace
Date published: 25 February 2004
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Number of pages: 3
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