Intro -- Content -- Preface -- Summary -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 The greenhouse effect and potent greenhouse gases -- 1.2 Measures to reduce emissions in the Nordic countries -- 1.3 Participants -- 2. Consumption and emission of HFCs, PFCs and SF6 in the Nordic countries -- 2.1 Denmark -- 2.2 Finland -- 2.3 Iceland -- 2.4 Norway -- 2.5 Sweden -- 2.6 The Nordic countries combined -- 3. Use of HFCs, substitutes and other ways of reducing emissions -- 3.1 Domestic refrigerators and freezers -- 3.2 Commercial refrigerators and freezers (plug-in) -- 3.3 Commercial refrigeration systems -- 3.4 Air-conditioning -- 3.5 Mobile refrigeration systems -- 3.7 Heat pumps -- 3.8 Cryogenic systems -- 3.9 Polyurethane insulating foam -- 3.11 Flexible polyurethane foam -- 3.12 XPS-foam -- 3.13 Extinguishants -- 3.14 Aerosol cans -- 3.15 Other applications -- 4. PFCs -- 4.1 PFC emission during production of aluminium -- 4.2 PFCs in refrigerant mixtures -- 4.3 Other PFC applications -- 5. Use of SF6 -- 5.1 Cover gas in light-alloy metal foundries -- 5.2 Insulating gas in power switches -- 5.3 Sound-insulating windows -- 5.4 Other applications -- References -- Sammendrag -- Appendix A: Refrigerants and refrigerant mixtures -- Appendix B: Commercial refrigeration systems -- B.1 Types of systems -- B.2 Impact on global warming