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s 7A

Greenhouse gas

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7A Greenhouse gas

(1)

For the purposes of this Act, each of the following is a greenhouse gas:

(a)

carbon dioxide;

(b)

methane;

(c)

nitrous oxide;

(d)

sulfur hexafluoride;

(e)

a hydrofluorocarbon of a kind specified in the table in subsection (2);

(f)

a perfluorocarbon of a kind specified in the table in subsection (3);

(g)

a prescribed gas.

Table 1—Hydrofluorocarbons

(2)

Table 1 is as follows:

Hydrofluorocarbons

Item

Hydrofluorocarbon

Chemical formula

1

HFC‑23

CHF3

2

HFC‑32

CH2F2

3

HFC‑41

CH3F

4

HFC‑43‑10mee

C5H2F10

5

HFC‑125

C2HF5

6

HFC‑134

C2H2F4 (CHF2CHF2)

7

HFC‑134a

C2H2F4 (CH2FCF3)

8

HFC‑143

C2H3F3 (CHF2CH2F)

9

HFC‑143a

C2H3F3 (CF3CH3)

10

HFC‑152a

C2H4F2 (CH3CHF2)

11

HFC‑227ea

C3HF7

12

HFC‑236fa

C3H2F6

13

HFC‑245ca

C3H3F5

Table 2—Perfluorocarbons

(3)

Table 2 is as follows:

Perfluorocarbons

Item

Perfluorocarbon

Chemical formula

1

Perfluoromethane

(tetrafluoromethane)

CF4

2

Perfluoroethane

(hexafluoroethane)

C2F6

3

Perfluoropropane

C3F8

4

Perfluorobutane

C4F10

5

Perfluorocyclobutane

c‑C4F8

6

Perfluoropentane

C5F12

7

Perfluorohexane

C6F14

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