Tag cloud | Search results (144)added 27 August, 2010 « Brussels 27 August 2010: BeyondHFCs, the international campaign advocating the phase-out of climate warming f-gases and their replacement with natural refrigerants, is proud to ... » added 26 August, 2010 « The potent greenhouse gases (also called the “F-gases”, “fluorinated greenhouse gases” or the three “industrial gases”) are on the list of green- house gases, covered by the Kyoto Protocol.
» added 25 August, 2010 « The Australia-based Green Cooling Association is urging the new Australian government to put in place an effective scheme for the recovery and destruction of global warming refr... » added 24 August, 2010 « Brussels 24 August 2010: BeyondHFCs, the international campaign advocating the phase-out of climate warming f-gases and their replacement with natural refrigerants, is happy to ... » added 12 August, 2010 « In June 2010, the parliamentary group DIE LINKE asked the German government to clarify their stand on the new synthetic refrigerant for car air-conditioning systems that is adva... » added 3 August, 2010 « Last October, on the eve of the Copenhagen talks, Richard Levangie pointed out that climate change isn’t only about carbon dioxide. Doing more to reduce non-CO2 climate change contributors, Levangie reported, “might head global warming... » added 28 July, 2010 « The German high-speed train ICE has made the headlines last week due to air-conditioning failures and passengers discomfort. The trains' air-conditioning systems are simply not ... » added 28 July, 2010 « Some herald it as the end of climate-damaging HFCs; others warn of the 'green' substitute's toxicity » added 27 July, 2010 « UNITED NATIONS -- Starting today, the members of the Executive Board of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) sit down to tackle arguably the most serious controversy since the beginning of the Kyoto Protocol system for offsetting greenhouse gas e... » added 27 July, 2010 « A new WRI report looks at what greenhouse gas emmisions reductions could be achieved through federal and state regulations that are already in place. » added 27 July, 2010 « As the Senate struggles with climate and energy legislation and Congress contemplates limiting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s authority, a new analysis brings clarity to the importance of regulatory tools in any approach. This an... » added 23 July, 2010 « The majority of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) offset credits issued to date are bogus, according to new research on industrial gas destruction projects. » added 19 July, 2010 « India's Ministry of Environments and Forests released its greenhouse gas inventory of 2007 emissions last week, making it the first developing country to publish emissions data this year. » added 15 July, 2010 « Natural refrigerant refrigeration technology has recently been implemented in supermarkets located in Turkey, Brazil and South Africa, confirming the viability of natural refrig... » added 12 July, 2010 « The growth in the global air conditioning market is expected to soon recover from the decline triggered by the economic recession. According to a recent report, the market is ex... » added 9 July, 2010 « A small group of policy-makers meeting in Montreal this week will decide if up to nine billion tons of carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions (Gt CO2e) will be prevented by accelerating the phase-out of refrigerant gases called HCFCs as agreed in 200... » added 6 July, 2010 « A Kyoto Protocol scheme may be encouraging projects to emit more greenhouse gases because of incentives to earn carbon offsets from subsequently destroying these, a U.N. report said. » added 5 July, 2010 « The United Nations has issued the Millennium Development Goals Report 2010 assessing progress towards their achievement. In relation to climate change, the progress report draws... » added 28 June, 2010 « TurkStat announced greenhouse gas emissions inventory for the year 2008. » added 24 June, 2010 « June 22 (Bloomberg) -- The United Nations may complete by August its review on the awarding of carbon credits for the emission of greenhouse gases more damaging than carbon dioxide, an official said. » added 22 June, 2010 « The UK's Centre for Alternative Technology suggests a roadmap for addressing carbon emissions in the UK. Cutting carbon emissions by 90% by 2030 will be possible thanks to apply... » added 17 June, 2010 « The UK Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) is asking 10 major UK companies to set an example and cease trade with HFC-23 carbon credits that have become “perverse&rdq... » added 17 June, 2010 « BeyondHFCs presented its analysis of the latest TEAP report at the 30th Open Ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol that is being held in Geneva this week. ... » added 16 June, 2010 « BeyondHFCs is attending the 30th Open Ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol this week and holds a side event on Thursday this week in order to present our ... » added 16 June, 2010 « Clean Development Mechanism carbon offset scheme faces fresh criticism over dubious emission reduction projects » added 14 June, 2010 « After a Senate vote on Thursday 10 June 2010, the Environmental Protection Agency has maintained the power to regulate greenhouse gas pollution. » added 15 June, 2010 « UNITED NATIONS -- A broad coalition of activists are charging that as much as a third of all Kyoto Protocol carbon offset credits ever sold to banks and governments could be illegitimate because they were generated by firms manipulating the market... » added 11 June, 2010 « In video interviews conducted by UNEP OzonAction Branch, high level people from the United Nations Environment Programme, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the E... » added 10 June, 2010 « A new report highlights the need for urgent action in the EU to tap HFC emissions: By 2030, HFC emissions from the cooling sector are projected to increase by more than 50% com... » added 8 June, 2010 « In what is the first Clean Development Mechanism project in the Philippines that has the government acting as coordinating entity, about 375 chillers used in industrial, commerc... » added 7 June, 2010 « After having closed down all its production plants for CFCs much ahead of the schedule of the Montreal Protocol, , the world’s largest producer of Ozone Depleting Substances ( ODS) , China, has enacted today the Regulations on the Administra... » added 3 June, 2010 « In its first major Climate Action Report to the United Nations, the US projects that national greenhouse gases will grow by 4% by 2020. A large portion of the growth is driven b... » added 12 May, 2010 « Brussels, 12 May 2010: The European Commission claims to rest firm on the implementation of the MAC Directive in 2011 and that the automotive sector will be obliged to comply. H... » added 6 May, 2010 « The depletion of the Arctic ozone layer will continue to be of concern in the coming decades due to the high concentration of ozone-depleting substances in the atmosphere and th... » added 29 April, 2010 « 35 new climate friendly Coca-Cola vending machines for the US Capitol buildings have been unveiled. Featuring natural refrigerant CO2 that reduces direct greenhouse gas emissions by 99%, the machines support the ‘Green the Capitol’ pro... » added 22 April, 2010 « Paris, France, 22 April 2010, Earth Day -- As the curtain is now fully raised on the world stage in which ozone depleting chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and halons are no longer produced, three journalists have received top honours from the United Na... » added 25 March, 2010 « The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to collect emissions data from several additional industries, including the oil and gas sector as well as industries that emit fluorinated gases and facilities that inject and store carbo... » added 22 March, 2010 « Initially invented in Japan, hundreds of thousands of vending machines operating with natural refrigerant carbon dioxide (also called CO2 or R-744) have to date been successfull... » added 18 March, 2010 « The 27 Ministers for Environment gathered this week in Brussels to debate the EU strategy for environment and climate action in preparation of COP16 in Mexico at the end of this... » added 12 March, 2010 « The European Commission (EC) presented a new communication on climate change, urging for a swift implementation of the Copenhagen Accord. The EC wishes to integrate the Copenhag... » added 11 March, 2010 « British Member of Parliament (MP) Clive Efford launched a bill under the ten-minute rule motion on 9 March 2010 calling for a phase-out of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in supermark... » added 2 March, 2010 « TOKYO, March 1 (Kyodo)—Climate negotiators from about 30 countries and international organizations began exploring ways in a two-day informal meeting from Monday in Tokyo to advance talks to craft a new global framework to combat climate cha... » added 18 February, 2010 « The Maldives have announced to phase out HCFCs by 2020. An initiative in line with the island nation’s endeavour to become the first carbon neutral country. » added 4 February, 2010 « A recently published study shows that HFC-23 controlled by the Kyoto Protocol still grows strongly. This fuels the argument that Kyoto is a failure and strengthens the need to p... » added 3 February, 2010 « With the rancour of the failed Copenhagen climate talks still fresh, the election of Scott Brown leaving President Obama without a super-majority in the Senate and doubts over the reputation of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (I... » added 2 February, 2010 « The Voluntary Carbon Standard Association (VCSA) announced today that the scope of the VCS Program has been extended to include ozone‐ depleting substances (ODS). » added 2 February, 2010 « The Copenhagen accord required industrialised countries and rapidly emerging economies like India and China to formally notify their plans to act on carbon emissions by 31 Janua... » added 2 February, 2010 « Last month the 15th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP15) closed by announcing the Copenhagen Accord drawn up by major participating countries. Although the process produced some positive results &mda... » added 1 February, 2010 « DAVOS, Switzerland, January 30, 2010 - The head of the International Monetary Fund today proposed to create a multi-billion dollar Green Fund that would provide the financing that countries need to cope with climate change and move to a low-carbon... » added 25 January, 2010 « New Delhi, Jan 24 : India, China, Brazil and South Africa Sunday announced their support to the Copenhagen Accord to combat climate change but emphasised it was a political rather than a legal agreement, which must feed into a legally binding glob... » added 13 January, 2010 « As of July 1, 2010, it will be an offense in Australia to import most air conditioning equipment pre- charged with HCFC refrigerant. » added 8 January, 2010 « Disappointed with the deal struck in Copenhagen, the EU will have to decide quickly whether to continue its climate-change policy of leading by example, or to take a tougher approach. » added 7 January, 2010 « The US EPA has awarded close to half a million dollars in grants aimed at projects that prevent pollution in New Jersey and New York. Buffalo State will work with the Erie County Department of Environment and Planning to train student interns who ... » added 22 December, 2009 « Brussels, 22 Dec. 2009. COP15 did not deliver. The Copenhagen Accord is shallow and does not list any concrete actions to be taken, nor does it comprise a roadmap or timeframe f... » added 17 December, 2009 « COPENHAGEN, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As Ministers meet in Copenhagen desperately seeking to find a set of meaningful mitigation actions, negotiators have provided the ray of hope in the form of a draft agreement to work with the Montreal... » added 14 December, 2009 « COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - U.N. climate talks have made progress at the half-way mark but many of the toughest issues such as greenhouse gas emissions targets for 2020 are deadlocked, delegates said on Saturday. » added 10 December, 2009 « California has adopted the first regulation in the U.S. to reduce refrigerant gas emissions from commercial and industrial refrigeration systems using synthetic refrigerant... » added 8 December, 2009 « BeyondHFCs calls for figures and bold action for a successful post-2012 climate scenario and sees the Copenhagen negotiations as an opportunity to phase out potent greenhouse ga... » added 8 December, 2009 « WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday declared greenhouse gases a danger to public health and welfare in a decision that could soon lead to new emissions regulations for businesses across the economy. » added 4 December, 2009 « The Coca-Cola Company takes the lead in the commercial HFC-free refrigeration by investing into natural refrigerants. The company commits to having new cooling equipment 100% HF... » added 3 December, 2009 « The German Federal Institute of Statistics (Destatis) has revealed a 3.4% annual rise of F-gases for 2008. This was attributed to an overall increase in the use of harmful substances in air conditioning. R134a in stationary, but more importantly i... » added 25 November, 2009 « Latest figures, published on 23 November 2009 in the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) 2008 Greenhouse Gas Bulletin, confirm the continued trend of rising atmospheric burdens of greenhouse gases since 1750. Concentrations of gases su... » added 23 November, 2009 « At least 65 world leaders have agreed to attend the Copenhagen summit on climate change in December, raising the stakes on a deal being reached and lending “critical mass” to the meeting, according to senior officials » added 20 November, 2009 « A new Greenpeace video explains how HFCs used to cool our drinks, cars and buildings pose a growing threat to the climate. A petition joined to the video calls for a phase out o... » added 17 November, 2009 « Presidents Nicolas Sarkozy and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Saturday adopted a common policy to "make the world live up to its historic responsibility" at December’s UN climate conference in Copenhagen. » added 10 November, 2009 « The historic goodwill of the Montreal Protocol to regulate swiftly and smoothly potent global warming gases in addition to ozone depleters was left unexploited by the Parties at... » added 5 November, 2009 « In the morning, delegates exchanged views on the proposals to amend the Montreal Protocol to phase down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). During the afternoon, delegates discussed issues related to the Multilateral Fund (MLF), a proposal on institutional... » added 6 November, 2009 « COUNTRIES NEED to take “immediate action” to prevent enormous banks of chemicals being released into the atmosphere, with damage equivalent to 20 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2), according to a report published today. » added 6 November, 2009 « In case we need more evidence that an urgent economic transformation is required to avoid catastrophic climate change, it can be found in a new study commissioned by World Wildlife Fund International. » added 5 November, 2009 « The fight is on to replace ozone-damaging chemicals with safer replacements. Chemicals from air-conditioning units and refrigerators in daily use throughout Asia could tip the world into catastrophic climate change unless we change our ways soon, ... » added 5 November, 2009 « The new Greenpeace report Business as Usual describes "five maximum points of danger" in the House and Senate climate bills. One of these pools of potential offsets are hydrofluorocarbons. » added 3 November, 2009 « This week's 21st Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol will bring together several industry initiatives confirming the timely opportunity to leapfrog climate burdening... » added 29 October, 2009 « A one-time train link between Kyoto and Copenhagen opens up next week – a United Nations-sponsored one-month, 9,000-kilometre journey symbolically joining the site of the last global warming pact with what is hoped to be the birthplace of th... » added 30 September, 2009 « In a dramatic acceleration of forecasts for global warming, UK scientists say the global average temperature could rise by 4C (7.2F) as early as 2060. » added 18 September, 2009 « WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States, Canada and Mexico have proposed using an existing international protocol to reduce emissions of potent greenhouse gases called hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) used in refrigerators and air conditioners, the Stat... » added 16 September, 2009 « On the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, the UN Secretary-General has urged governments to use the climate treaty negotiations in Copenhagen this Decemb... » added 7 September, 2009 « TOKYO, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Japan's prime minister-elect said on Monday he will forge ahead with a tough 25 percent cut in emissions by 2020, despite growing opposition from industry which says the target will hurt the world's No. 2 economy. » added 21 August, 2009 « BEIJING (Reuters) - China might be the world's biggest generator of carbon credits, but its sclerotic financial sector is still holding the market back, the head of the country's pioneering CO2 exchange said. » added 19 August, 2009 « Many cooling units – from refrigerators to air-conditioners – use HFCs, or hydrofluorocarbons. The use of these chemicals has grown significantly over the last decade as an alternative to substances that damage the ozone layer and that... » added 14 August, 2009 « After a week of talks between the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol little progress has been made in shaping a draft agreement for the Copenhagen climate negotiations in December 20... » added 12 August, 2009 « UN Delegates at the Bonn negotiations are faced with pledges for emissions cuts, a question due to be fixed in December in Copenhagen. Negotiators will try to shape a 200-page d... » added 5 August, 2009 « This week, Andreas Carlgren, the Swedish Minister for the Environment, confirmed his country’s commitment to reaching an ambitious climate agreement in Copenhagen in Decem... » added 23 July, 2009 « OSLO (Reuters) - Aid of $10 billion from rich nations would be a "good beginning" to launch a U.N. climate treaty due to be agreed in Copenhagen in December, the United Nations' top climate official said on Thursday. » added 18 July, 2009 « Geneva – The Montreal Protocol’s role in global climate protection received a huge boost this morning on the last day of the meeting of its Open Ended Working Group. Five nations joined as co-sponsors to a joint proposal submitted by ... » added 17 July, 2009 « Geneva, 17 July 2009 – Greenpeace calls on Montreal Protocol signatories to follow the EU and Switzerland’s lead, opening the discussion to search for alternatives to phase out highly global warming gases used as refrigerants and known... » added 18 July, 2009 « GENEVA, July 18, 2009 – After a week of discussions in Geneva, the 195 Parties to the Montreal Protocol ozone treaty staked out their preliminary positions for or against an aggressive climate mitigation proposal by a coalition of island Sta... » added 14 July, 2009 « The Swedish Ministry of Finance has published a proposal on introducing a tax on HFCs. The proposed tax is expected to decrease emissions by around 0.1 million tonnes of CO2 equivalents by 2020, while a proposed premium to be paid when HFCs are de... » added 23 June, 2009 « Hydrocarbon (HC) refrigerants are a "natural" cooler widely used in domestic and commercial refrigerators all over the world, except in the U.S. and Canada. HC refrigerants produce less greenhouse gasses than hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) tech... » added 22 June, 2009 « OSLO (Reuters) - Greenhouse gases from chemicals used in refrigerants and air conditioning are set to be a bigger than expected spur of climate change by 2050, scientists said. » added 25 June, 2009 « A panel of scientists from the United States and abroad released a study this week that suggests a class of refrigerant produced in Louisiana could be a much bigger threat to global warming than previously thought. » added 12 June, 2009 « DuPont study says HFC emissions could erase progress » added 14 July, 2009 « Leading Regulatory Standards serving as model for action around the world and Complementary actions ensuring targeted cost-effective reductions » added 10 July, 2009 « One week before the UN Workshop on Ozone Depleting Substances, G8 leaders have failed to put forward any concrete plan to meet their HFC emissions reduction claims. Much is stil... » added 9 July, 2009 « BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Auto makers look set to fail in their attempts to delay an agreed 2011 European ban on climate-damaging chemicals in the air conditioners of new car models, a letter from the EU's industry chief shows. » added 6 July, 2009 « A week after alarming findings on projected HFC emissions were published by the Dutch Environment Agency, Clive Efford, a British MP, introduced a Bill to Parliament calling for... » added 25 February, 2004 « Brussels, 25 February 2004 - A study released today shows that HFC-134a, a fluorinated greenhouse gas 1,300 times more potent than carbon dioxide (CO2), leaks from refrigeration and air conditioning equipment at the same rate as the ozone-depletin... » added 21 June, 2009 « New Delhi, June 21: India has decided to strongly oppose the attempt by European countries to shift regulation of hydrofluorocarbons from the UN climate convention into the Montreal Protocol, arguing that the move was aimed at avoiding giving fund... » added 1 July, 2009 « Urgent action is needed to end the devastating impact of HFCs on global warming, an MP told the Commons yesterday.Clive Efford was introducing a private member’s bill on the issue of HFCs under the ten minute rule. » added 2 December, 2007 « The European Union is serious about reining in the release of gases that contribute to global warming. As of Jan. 1, 2011, air-conditioning systems for all new European-made vehicles must begin the switch to a refrigerant other than the current fo... » added 23 June, 2009 « BRUSSELS, June 23 (Reuters) - Car makers are lobbying the European Union to delay an agreed 2011 ban on climate-damaging chemicals in car air conditioners, a letter from auto industry group ACEA shows. The move has aroused strong opposition from ... » added 20 April, 2009 « BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union has closed a loophole that would have allowed car manufacturers to continue putting climate-damaging chemicals in air conditioners of new vehicles beyond a 2011 ban, a Commission document showed. » added 12 June, 2009 « The use of Hydrofluorocarbons in cooling systems may save the ozone layer – but it will harm the climate The Montreal Protocol, set in action in 1987, forced the phase-out of ozone-depleting gases chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and later hydroc... » added 1 July, 2009 « Fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases) gases are a family of chemicals that contain fluorine. Most F-gases are very powerful greenhouse gases which contribute to global warming whe... » added 19 June, 2009 « Shortly after having announced a delay of 1 year in phasing in its national scheme to reduce GHG emissions, but also having put forward a new, ambitious 25% by 2020 target, the Australian government is now proposing an amendment to the Kyoto Proto... » added 24 June, 2009 «
BEYOND HFCs: A momentum to deliver on policies addressing climate change and global warming
Fluorinated gases (HFCs) are greenhouse gases that have been used by ... » added 5 May, 2009 « The European Commission has made the legal clarification it gave to the auto industry and Member States public. The document forbids using partial, component or whole type-approval to fit any new car with a refrigerant with a GWP higher than 150 a... » added 21 April, 2009 « According to a recent statement by the European Partnership for Energy and the Environment (EPEE), only 15 European governments are set to be on track for the July 2009 F-gas Regulation’s requirements. » added 16 April, 2009 « On 15 April, the European Commission (EC) provided clarification to Member States as regards a misinterpretation of the MAC Directive by some European OEMs. The EC has confirmed that it won't be possible after 2011 to use F-gas R134a in any new ty... » added 18 December, 2008 « European lawmakers have given the final thumbs up to a set of measures to fight climate change in the European Union. Although adopted as "the most ambitious environmental package ever", the deal includes significant concessions to indus... » added 4 December, 2008 « The European Parliament’s Committee on Climate Change has put forward recommendations for a future European integrated policy on climate change. Energy efficiency improvements both in the building and transport sector are the main focus of t... » added 26.11.2008source: YouTubeThe Big Ask: Climate change, "ACT NOW!" added 26 November, 2008 « We need strong leadership on climate change. Too many politicians are happy to speak about the issue, but their promises have often turned out to be just a load more hot air. One exceptio... » added 24 October, 2008 « In its final Scoping Plan for achieving ambitious statewide emissions targets, California has increased the pressure towards a future phase out of high global warming gases. Once adopted, the plan could accelerate the use of alternatives to these ... » added 17 October, 2008 « European Union (EU) leaders agreed to reach a compromise on the bloc’s future CO2 emissions reduction regulations in December. However, current proposals will likely be watered down to secure the support of member states concerned about shor... » added 8 October, 2008 « The European Parliament's Environment Committee voted yesterday to support the EU's ambitious climate change policy calling for CO2 reductions from buildings and transport, and other sectors covered by the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). » added 8 August, 2008 « California’s regulatory proposal for reducing HFC-134a emission from Do-It-Yourself (DIY) motor vehicle air conditioning (MVAC) servicing moved away from a ban of use. However, an extensive set of technical, labelling, recycling, education, ... » added 7 August, 2008 « The European Commission has presented a proposal to amend current legislation on ozone-depleting substances (ODS), highlighting the interplay between both the ozone depleting and global warming effect from such substances. However, ensuring that t... » added 30 July, 2008 « CO2Technology is a highly interesting but also still poorly understood option to replace HCFCs in developing countries, reactions at an international Montreal Protocol meeting in Bangkok showed. A comprehensive report now updates on projects and o... » added 24 July, 2008 « A global move away from ozone-depleting substances towards high global warming HFCs will be disastrous for the climate, experts warned at an international meeting in Bangkok earlier this month. A decision for natural refrigerants, including CO2, i... » added 11 July, 2008 « Energy efficiency is the essential first step forward, a new IEA report submitted to this year's G8 Summit states. In the last article of our climate change feature, G8 leaders pledged to implement IEA’s energy efficiency recommendations acr... » added 25 June, 2008 « CO2 and other natural refrigerants are viable alternatives to ozone-depleting HCFCs in developing countries, a report with contributions from experts around the world suggests. Before its official launch at an international meeting in Bangkok next... » added 6 April, 2008 « The first major climate change talks since the Bali meeting last December have wound up in Bangkok with a schedule for how the 189 nations will work towards a new global climate treaty over the next 18 months. » added 17 March, 2008 « The 27 EU head of states have agreed to push forward an ambitious climate change package to be adopted latest in spring 2009. Meanwhile, an EU-wide survey has shown that global warming remains the main environmental concern of Europeans. » added 15 February, 2008 « Restrictions for the use of high global warming refrigerants in Mobile Air Conditioning and Commercial Refrigeration are gradually taking place in California. Two public workshops in February mentioned CO2 as a viable alternative to replace HFCs i... » added 30 January, 2008 « Most EU Member States are not doing enough to reduce energy use at the national level, a first review of action plans submitted to the European Commission has shown. Meanwhile, a new report by the European Parliament blames the Commission itself f... » added 4 January, 2008 « In its next public workshop, the California Air Resources Board will discuss measures to restrict the use of R134a in Mobile Air Conditioning, including a ban on do-it-yourself servicing, additional leak tests, and an early replacement with altern... » added 7 December, 2007 « UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged world leaders to adopt a new climate change deal by 2009 to follow the Kyoto Protocol, with a key role played by business. After the first week of the UN Bali conference, results still look promising. » added 19 November, 2007 « In its starkest warning on climate change to date, experts under the Nobel Prize-winning UN panel urge all political leaders to take bold actions against rising greenhouse gas emissions. The window of opportunity to tackle the threat is closing ra... » added 24 October, 2007 « The European Parliament in full recommends to reflect emissions from air conditioning in test cycles and on advertising material, as part of the upcoming EU strategy to reduce CO2 emissions from cars. It also voted to give carmakers more time to m... » added 31 August, 2007 « An UN meeting in Vienna has revealed disaccords on how to tackle climate change beyond the Kyoto agreement. A new proposal to set a 25-40% emissions reduction target below 1990 levels by 2020, is facing strong resistance from major industrial states. » added 14 August, 2007 « Most Member States are struggling to transfer EU efficiency standards for energy-using products into national law. This may put at risk the timely adoption of eco-design requirements for commercial refrigerators and freezers. » added 19 July, 2007 « Including air conditioning in vehicle testing, low vehicle CO2 emission limits, and strict deadlines are favoured by different committees of the European Parliament. Their proposals will help to promote innovation in the car industry. » added 21 June, 2007 « As a high priority Early Action Measure against climate change, California may prohibit the sale of "do-it-yourself" high global warming refrigerants for cars. R744 (CO2 ) emerges as the likely sustainable alternative. » added 7 June, 2007 « Leaders of the eight most industrialized nations have pledged to substantially cut global greenhouse gas emissions, although no concrete targets have been fixed. » added 9 May, 2007 « The Federal Environment Agency has issued an urgent call on carmakers to replace the high global warming fluid HFC-134a with the natural refrigerant CO2 as soon as possible. Its appeal is based on proven environmental and economic benefits of R744... » added 7 May, 2007 « Technologies are available at a low cost to significantly reduce greenhouse gases. However, nations must adopt them far more aggressively to avert the worst consequences of global warming, warns the third UN report on climate change. » added 10 April, 2007 « Fuel-efficient Mobile Air Conditioning, such as R744 systems, will reduce vehicle greenhouse gas emissions by 17 million tons from 2010 to 2020 while also providing economic savings, according to estimations by the European Commission. » added 9 April, 2007 « A sharp rise in droughts, mass extinction, water shortages and diseases will be unavoidable if governments worldwide do not act quickly, according to the latest report on the effects of global warming issued by United Nations experts last week. » added 1 March, 2007 « Greenhouse gas emissions from transport are steadily increasing while energy efficiency improvements have slowed down, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency that calls EU policymakers to increase political pressure on carm... » added 22 February, 2007 « Environment ministers have agreed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20% from the 1990 level by 2020. They also back a 30% cut worldwide if other developed nations join. » added 2 February, 2007 « Global warming has begun, it is "very likely" to be caused by man, and will be unstoppable for centuries, finds the report from the United Nations Climate Panel in Paris. » added 4 December, 2006 « In the first case about global warming to reach the U.S. high court, 12 states, large cities and environmental groups try to force the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from new cars. » added 16 November, 2006 « Alone the main refrigerant used in current Mobile Air Conditioning accounted for 66.1 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States in 2005, a new governmental study has found. » added 29 September, 2006 « Atmospheric concentrations of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) increased substantially in 2004, according to scientific observations over the Arctic. Emissions of refrigerant HFC 134a doubled between 2001 and 2004. » added 31 August, 2006 « Although the chemicals replacing CFCs do no have ozone-depletion effects, they significantly contribute to global warming, a new study has found. HCFCs and HFCs are estimated to add the equivalent of 3 billion tons of carbon dioxide to the atmosph... » | | 
