India, April 9 -- Traders have been illegally sourcing hydrofluorocarbon, primarily from China and Turkiye, and routing it through Bulgaria into the rest of the European Union

A greenhouse gas (GHG) commonly used for cooling and refrigeration has been illegally entering European soils despite existing regulations, a new investigation has revealed.

Traders have been illegally sourcing hydrofluorocarbon (HFC), primarily from China and Turkiye, and routing it through Bulgaria into Greece, Germany, France, Italy, Portugal and Spain, stated the Environmental Investigation Agency's report More Chilling Than Ever.

HFCs, which are commonly used in refrigeration and air-conditioning, are responsible for 2.3 per cent of current global GHG emissi...