Committee on Climate Change
Independent advisors to the UK Government on tackling and preparing for climate change
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F-gases are a family of gases with a very high global warming potential commonly used as a refrigerant and in air conditioning units (as well as fire extinguishers and inhalers). Their impact could be substantially reduced by the use of alternative refrigerants such as CO2. Other industrial emissions are primarily from the production of nitric and adipic acid (primarily used in producing fertiliser and nylon respectively), though these have declined substantially as abatement measures have been implemented since 1990. Emissions that escape as a result of leaks in natural gas pipes and coal mines have declined as gas pipes have been upgraded and coal mining has declined. There is scope for further reductions through upgraded recovery of methane leaking from coal mines. There are also some nitrous oxide ( N2O ) emissions from transport – due to catalytic converters – and directly from combustion of fossil fuels. In our December 2008 report we drew heavily on research into abatement options produced by AEA for Defra. |
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