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European parliament committee backs ban on planet-warming F-gases

2013-06-19 19:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: The European Parliament's Environment Committee backed a sweeping ban on the use in fridges and air conditioners of fluorinated gases - greenhouse gases that are many thousands of times more damaging than carbon dioxide. The plan, which would have to be approved by a plenary session of the parliament and by EU countries before becoming law, goes much further than a proposal from the executive European Commission. It seeks a gradual phase-out and ban in new equipment by 2020, and to levy a charge...

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