Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) is the number one climate killer gas, the strongest known greenhouse gas, 24,000 times more harmful than CO2. 30 tonnes of SF6 has been blown into the air by chemical producer Solvay in Bad Wimpfen (Heilbronn district) for years, which corresponds to an emission of 729,000 tonnes of CO2 per year – that is 30 percent of the total German climate balance. On the other hand, Solvay always claimed to the authorities that it…
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Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) is the number one climate killer gas, the strongest known greenhouse gas, 24,000 times more harmful than CO2. 30 tonnes of SF6 has been blown into the air by chemical producer Solvay in Bad Wimpfen (Heilbronn district) for years, which corresponds to an emission of 729,000 tonnes of CO2 per year – that is 30 percent of the total German climate balance. On the other hand, Solvay always claimed to the authorities that it…