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Denmark and Austria win bittersweet victory on f-gases

by Teresa Küchler, Brussels,

EU lawmakers and governments have backed a compromise agreement to clamp down on emissions of fluorinated gases, leaving countries with stricter laws than the EU average another six years of breathing space before harmonisation.

The agreement reached on Tuesday (1 February) in the conciliation committee - which aims to reach agreement between the parliament and EU governments on particularly hard fought cases - allows 'stubborn' countries like Denmark and Austria to keep their current s...

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