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  • Article from 18.03.2014 | Last changed: 23.10.2020

    Erhard Collection: „Waste – A look back”

    a man in a street collecting waste

    … Erhard A selection of pictures from the Erhard Collection of the Environmental Library at the German Environment Agency in Dessau-Roßlau last update on 18.03.2014 … Agency in 1974. The "Erhard Collection" thus became part of the Environmental Library. The collection is available to all interested parties. It documents the …

  • Article from 17.06.2025 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    Switchgear

    Illustration of a typical gas-insulated switchgear

    … Sulphur hexafluoride (SF₆), which has a very high global warming potential, is used for insulation and arc quenching in switchgear. SF₆ emissions have been … published by the EU commission Regulation (EU) 2024/573 on fluorinated greenhouse gases has been published and entered into force on 11 March 2024 ECHA announces …

  • Article from 11.07.2024 | Last changed: 11.07.2024

    Eco-friendly transport refrigeration

    … transport refrigeration units contain fluorinated refrigerants acting as greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. These substances need to be replaced by refrigerants … refrigerated containers and ships, as well as on the replacement of the currently used refrigerants by climate friendly refrigerants. Associated content Links … refrigeration with CO2 and propene for distribution (2024) Refrigerated trailer uses CO2 (2023) Chill fish catch with a compact CO2 refrigerating plant (2023) …

  • Article from 02.08.2024 | Last changed: 02.08.2024

    Climate friendly mobile air conditioning for buses

    a black and yellow bus of the BVG with inscription "CO2"

    Climate friendly mobile air conditioning for buses Bus of Berlin’s public transport company (BVG) with CO2 air conditioning system … by Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG), Berlins’ public transport company, have been using air conditioners with natural CO 2 refrigerant since July 2010. Being the … makes BVG an international pioneer in this domain. CO 2 replaces the currently used refrigerant R134a, a greenhouse gas harmful for the climate but still allowed …

  • Article from 26.03.2019 | Last changed: 19.02.2020

    Building air conditioning

    A lot of room air conditioners hangig on the face of a building

    … air conditioning Room air conditioners contain environmentally harmful HFCs and use a lot of electricity. Source: kanvag / Fotolia.com It is only recently that air … at the workplace, and this in turn has increased energy demand. The refrigerants used in more than 95 percent of Germany’s air conditioners strongly affect the … which, because they generate cold indirectly via cold water, can be operated using a series of natural refrigerants such as R290 or R717 (ammonia). Owing to its …

  • Article from 21.08.2023 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    Heat pumps

    Luft-Wasser-Wärmepumpe

    … Source: Gerd / Adobe Stock Heat pumps are coming into increasing use for heating of buildings and for hot water production in commercial as well as … a very energy-efficient way. last update on 21.08.2023 Energy efficient heat pumps using the natural refrigerant propane (R290) are available for all heat sources. If … criteria certified by RAL gGmbH. The Blue Angel for heat pumps ( UZ 230 ) can be used to label appliances that use natural (halogen-free) refrigerants and are …

  • Article from 30.06.2024 | Last changed: 30.05.2024

    Supermarket refrigeration

    indoor sight of a supermarket

    … last update on 30.06.2024 News Regulation (EU) 2024/573 on fluorinated greenhouse gases has been published and entered into force on 11 March 2024 The new … funding for energy-efficient stationary refrigeration and air conditioning systems using natural refrigerants. Climate-friendly cooling of food If you want to stop … With various concepts, halogen-free substances such as hydrocarbons and CO 2 are used as refrigerants in refrigeration systems in the food retail trade. Such systems …

  • Article from 08.10.2020 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    Application domains and emission reduction

    … Application domains and emission reduction Fluorinated greenhouse gases, which are used as refrigerants, blowing agents, propellants, fire extinguishing agents and …

  • Article from 27.06.2025 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    German emissions of fluorinated greenhouse gases

    German emissions of fluorinated greenhouse gases As a signatory to the United … required to elaborate annual emission inventories, including for fluorinated greenhouse gases. last update on 27.06.2025 In keeping with the international requirements …

  • Article from 20.07.2023 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    Persistent fluorinated greenhouse gases

    The atmospheric concentration increases. It was 10 ppt in 2020.

    Persistent fluorinated greenhouse gases Due to the stability of SF6, the … increasing. Source: AGAGE last update on 20.07.2023 Long-lived fluorinated greenhouse gases are characterized by a long atmospheric residence time and a global … over 2013-2016. This was stated in a 2018 report by the EU Commission. PFCs are used in a variety of ways. In Germany, their emissions have been falling in recent …

  • Article from 20.07.2023 | Last changed: 10.10.2025

    Emissions and degradation products

    Look from outer space: the Indian Ocean

    … products Sun and clouds over the Indian Ocean Source: NASA Fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases, i.e. partially fluorinated hydrocarbons, fully fluorinated hydrocarbons, sulphur hexafluoride and nitrogen trifluoride) are used for purposes such as refrigerants, foam blowing agents in certain foam …

  • Article from 04.04.2024 | Last changed: 04.04.2024

    Fluorinated greenhouse gases and fully halogenated CFCs

    blue sky and white clouds

    Fluorinated greenhouse gases and fully halogenated CFCs Some fluorinated greenhouse gases, halons and CFCs have very high global warming potential. Source: CC … agreed on a roadmap to phase down HFCs. This substance group, which was initially used as an alternative to ozone-depleting substances (ODS) like chlorofluorocarbons …