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Press release No. 524 of 9 December 2022 Potential greenhouse effect of fluorinated greenhouse gases used in 2021 down 9% on 2020
The potential greenhouse effect of the fluorinated greenhouse gases used in Germany in 2021 (FCs, HFCs, blends) fell by 9% on 2020. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the volume of fluorinated greenhouse gases used declined …
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Press release No. 263 of 23 June 2022 Strongest greenhouse gas: purchases of sulphur hexafluoride up 1.4% in 2021
Substances affecting the climate have an impact on global warming and contribute to climate change. The strongest greenhouse gas known is sulphur hexafluoride (SF6), whose greenhouse potential is about 23,500 times the climate impact of carbon …
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Press release No. 022 of 17 January 2022 Potential greenhouse effect of fluorinated greenhouse gases used in 2020 down 14% on a year earlier
The potential greenhouse effect of the fluorinated greenhouse gases used in Germany in 2020 (FCs, HFCs, blends) fell by 14% on 2019. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that approximately 6,262 tonnes of these greenhouse gases were …
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Press release No. 292 of 23 June 2021 Strongest greenhouse gas: purchases of sulphur hexafluoride down by more than one third in 2020 compared with 2016
Substances affecting the climate have an impact on global warming and contribute to climate change. The strongest known greenhouse gas is sulphur hexafluoride (SF6 ). Over a period of 100 years, its contribution to the greenhouse effect is 22,800 …
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Press release No. 038 of 28 January 2021 Potential greenhouse effect of fluorinated greenhouse gases used in 2019 down 14% on a year earlier
The potential greenhouse effect of the fluorinated greenhouse gases used in Germany in 2019 (FCs, HFCs, blends) fell by almost 14% on 2018 and by even 44% on 2015. This shows that users are increasingly changing over from fluorinated greenhouse gases …
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Press release No. 234 of 26 June 2020 Strongest greenhouse gas: purchases of sulphur hexafluoride up 7% in 2019
In 2019, German businesses bought a total of 840 tonnes of sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) from domestic gas traders. Sulphur hexafluoride is a greenhouse gas with an extremely strong impact on the climate. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also …
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Press release No. 186 of 15 May 2019 Strongest greenhouse gas: sales of sulphur hexafluoride in 2018 down 31% compared with 2016
In 2018, domestic gas traders sold a total of 786 tonnes of sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) to German businesses. Sulphur hexafluoride is a greenhouse gas with an extremely strong impact on the climate. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also …
