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US & China agree to cooperate on phasing down HFCs

US & China agree to cooperate on phasing down HFCs

10 June 2013
On 8 June 2013, President Obama and President Xi agreed on what could signal a “transformational chapter in international cooperation on climate change”. Using the expertise from, and institutions of, the ...
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US EPA proposes exemption of 3 hydrocarbons from venting ...

US EPA proposes exemption of 3 hydrocarbons from venting ...

10 June 2013
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) has published a proposed rule that would lift the venting prohibition of three hydrocarbons used as substitutes in domestic and stand-alone retail refrigerati...
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EU pushes for international agreement on HFCs in 2013

EU pushes for international agreement on HFCs in 2013

8 May 2013
During the recent international climate talks in Bonn, the EU highlighted that the issue of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) should be included in the Montreal Protocol process and expressed hope that a decision be taken in ...
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Japan: Revised F-Gas legislation to encourage transition ...

Japan: Revised F-Gas legislation to encourage transition ...

3 May 2013
On 19 April 2013, the Japanese Cabinet approved the “Act for Rationalised Use and Proper Management of Fluorocarbons” that revises national legislation regulating fluorocarbons. The new proposal extends th...
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Cutting HFCs and other SLCPs could reduce the rate of sea...

Cutting HFCs and other SLCPs could reduce the rate of sea...

19 April 2013
Immediate mitigation of short-lived climate warming pollutants (SLCPs) such as black carbon, methane, tropospheric ozone and HFCs could reduce the rate of sea-level rise by about 18% (from 1.1 to 0.9 cm per year) by 2...
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Australian Institute invites comments on draft code for f...

Australian Institute invites comments on draft code for f...

4 April 2013
Against the backdrop of a growing use of flammable refrigerants such as hydrocarbons in refrigeration and air conditioning applications, the Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air conditioning and Heating (AIRAH) ...
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Latest AHRI research published on hydrocarbon refrigerants

Latest AHRI research published on hydrocarbon refrigerants

22 February 2013
In January 2013, the US Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) released its report: Low Global Warming Potential (GWP) Refrigerants, Phase II: Defining the Configurations of Residential Air-Cond...
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Reducing HFCs – biggest opportunity for US to meet ...

Reducing HFCs – biggest opportunity for US to meet ...

11 February 2013
According to a new report by the World Resources Institute (WRI) ‘Can the US get there from here?’ the United States is currently not on track to reach its stated goal of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emis...
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US: HC441A may be sold in new stand-alone retail refriger...

US: HC441A may be sold in new stand-alone retail refriger...

24 October 2012
A submission by A.S. Trust & Holdings requesting SNAP approval for the use of hydrocarbon refrigerant R441A in new stand-alone retail refrigeration equipment has been found complete by the US Environmental Protect...
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EU 2011 F-Gas data published - AC&R majority of inten...

EU 2011 F-Gas data published - AC&R majority of inten...

17 September 2012
A new report by the European Environment Agency (EEA) in cooperation with the European Commission summarises the latest data reported under the EU F-Gas Regulation by 120 companies that have produced, sold, imported o...
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US: a step closer to authorising HCs in vending machines,...

US: a step closer to authorising HCs in vending machines,...

8 August 2012
A submission by A.S. Trust & Holdings requesting SNAP approval for the use of hydrocarbon refrigerant R441A in new vending machines has been found complete by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). As a res...
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Climate-warming gases increase ozone layer damage, US sci...

Climate-warming gases increase ozone layer damage, US sci...

7 August 2012
Whilst in the 1980s scientists observed that the stratospheric ozone layer was getting thinner over the coldest parts of the globe, US scientists have recently discovered that the ozone hole is no longer an Antarctic ...
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10 NGOs urge EU climate chief to keep leadership on f-gases

10 NGOs urge EU climate chief to keep leadership on f-gases

4 July 2012
In a letter addressed to European Union’s climate Commissioner, Connie Hedegaard, a coalition of 10 leading environmental organisations has called on her to maintain leadership on addressing climate potent f-gas...
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New report on “Low GWP Alternatives to HFCs in Refr...

New report on “Low GWP Alternatives to HFCs in Refr...

4 July 2012
The Danish Environmental Protection Agency has published a new report, “Low GWP Alternatives to HFCs in Refrigeration”, compiling latest results regarding the development of alternative HFC free refrigerat...
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US EPA may allow HC venting from stand-alone refrigerators

US EPA may allow HC venting from stand-alone refrigerators

18 June 2012
The US EPA anticipates to have new listings this summer under its Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program for more refrigerant alternatives without use conditions, and later this year proposed rules in a co...
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