An undercover DW investigation exposes Europe’s booming black market for refrigerants – powerful climate gases used in fridges and air conditioning. Despite strict EU bans, illegal hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) are cheaply smuggled into the EU, often via Turkey and Eastern Europe. Journalists show how easily these gases can be bought without licenses, how organized crime exploits weak enforcement, and why leaked refrigerants massively worsen global warming.

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