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Term

perfluorocarbon

Term

Family of industrial gases included in the basket of six greenhouse gases (GHGs) covered by the Kyoto Protocol. Although total emissions are relatively small, PFCs are extremely potent GHGs, with 100-year global warming potential of between 6 500 and 9 200.

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EEA Glossary

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Comment

Definition source publication

European Commission. Climate change: Glossary of common terms and acronyms.

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Definition source URL

http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/climat/glossary.htm

Organisation

Organisation full name

European Commission

Subjects

Air and Climate Change

Long definition

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