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We've picked these up, bought this morning. yikes. there's no way that should have come into the uk. there's huge profit to be made, and if you are caught, which in itself is rare, often the penalties are very low, so we really need to see customs and enforcement agencies recognise that climate crime is a serious crime and this might be an invisible gas, but it has a huge impact on global warming. another illegal trader. remember, anyone selling or buying hfcs has to be properly licensed but here, again, no questions asked. great stuff, thank you. legal suppliers say it is something we should ...

A bbc investigation has found that highly polluting greenhouse gases are being smuggled into the uk from eastern europe to be used in cooling systems, air conditioning units and fridges. the gases are called hfcs — they're heavily regulated and restricted. and they're now being phased out in the uk and the european union. but older machinery still runs on them and it's resulting in a thriving underground trade, as angus crawford reports. it's an illegal trade you've probably never heard of, in gases that harm the environment. that should not be on the market in the uk? absolutely not. that o...

Employers to try to facilitate that. a bbc investigation has found that highly polluting greenhouse gases, are being smuggled into the uk from eastern europe — to be used in cooling systems, air conditioning units and fridges. the gases are called hfc's — they're heavily regulated and restricted. and they're now being phased out in the uk and the eu. but older machinery still runs on them and it's resulting in a thriving underground trade. angus crawford reports. it's an illegal trade you've probably never heard of, in gases that harm the environment. that should not be on the market in th...

Which in itself is rare, often the penalties are very low, so we really need to see customs and enforcement agencies recognise that climate crime is a serious crime and this might be an invisible gas, but it has a huge impact on global warming. another illegal trader. remember, anyone selling or buying hfcs has to be properly licensed but here, again, no questions asked. great stuff, thank you. legal suppliers say it is something we should all think about when we turn on the aircon. if a car gets cold then maybe they are not so worried. the air—conditioning is working and that is fine. but w...

And enforcement agencies recognise that climate crime is a serious crime and this might be an invisible gas, but it has a huge impact on global warming. another illegal trader. remember, anyone selling or buying hfcs has to be properly licensed but here, again, no questions asked. great stuff, thank you. legal suppliers say it is something we should all think about when we turn on the aircon. if a car gets cold then maybe they are not so worried. the air—conditioning is working and that is fine. but whilst products are brought in illegally, then they are going to weaken the effect of that re...