WorldNews Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 [attach=full]22472[/attach](This story corrects throughout to show data refers to German sales of sulphur hexafluoride, not emissions) BERLIN (Reuters) - German sales of sulphur hexafluoride, the most potent of all greenhouse gases, rose 13 percent last year compared with 2013 levels, according to data from the federal statistics office published on Wednesday. Sales of sulphur hexafluoride increased by 104 tonnes to 916 tonnes in total last year, but were still 16 percent lower than 2012, the statistics office said. The most potent of all greenhouse gases, sulphur hexafluoride has a global warming effect some 22,800 times that of carbon dioxide (CO2) when compared over a 100-year period. Continue reading... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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