The European Council has announced two new regulations that aim to reduce the harmful effects that fluorinated gases (F-gases) and other substances have on the ozone layer.
Announced on Monday, 29th January 2023, the new rules will see the consumption of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) completely phased out by 2050.
In addition, the production of HFC – in terms of production rights allocated by the Commission to produce HFCs – will be phased down to a minimum (15%) as of 2036.
According to the Council, both production and consumption will be phased down on the basis of a tight schedule with a degressive quota allocation (Annexes V and VII).
