| Ammonia |
A climate-friendly refrigerant used in some commercial refrigeration systems. |
0 |
| CO2 – carbon dioxide |
A greenhouse gas used as the base measurement to compare the impact of other gases in terms of their global warming potential. It is also a climate-friendly alternative to HFCs. |
1 |
| CFCs – Chlorofluorocarbons |
One of a family of synthetic chemicals that were widely used in refrigeration, air conditioning, as aerosol propellants and for foam packaging, but were found to destroy the ozone layer – and so targets have been set to eliminate their use. |
Up to
10,890 |
| Climate-friendly refrigerants |
EIA has used this term to refer to a group naturally occurring substances, such as ammonia, CO2 and hydrocarbons, which are also known as natural refrigerants. They are used as alternatives to synthetic refrigerants such as HFCs, and CFCs. |
Up to 5 |
| CSR report |
Corporate Social Responsibility report. |
n/a |
| Global Warming Potential |
How much effect a gas has compared to CO2 in terms of its impact on global warming. |
n/a |
| Hydrocarbon |
A climate-friendly refrigerant which has been used to replace CFCs in domestic refrigeration. |
Up to 5 |
| HFCs Hydrofluorocarbons |
A global warming gas commonly used as a replacement to ozone depleting substances in supermarket refrigeration. It is emitted into the atmosphere via leakage from equipment. |
53-14,760 |
| Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) |
These are any gases that play a part in depleting the ozone layer. The main culprits are CFCs but also HCFCs and some brominated substances, which are used as a fumigant, for example in strawberry growing. |
Up to
10,890 |
