Tag cloud | Search results (148)added 8 September, 2010 « A new way to measure atmospheric gases could track down sources of CFCs thought to be slowing the recovery of Earth's ozone layer, European researchers say. » added 7 September, 2010 « An application of the low Global Warming Potential (GWP) refrigerants, HFO-1234yf (2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene) and R-32/HFO-1234yf mixtures, for the room air conditioner was performed. The performance of HFO-1234yf is significantly lower than that... » added 3 September, 2010 « The German Environment Agency UBA has ordered a wide range of test series to determine the safety implications of next generation chemical refrigerant HFC1234yf. With the result... » 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 « Commercial replacement of fluorocarbons in mobile air conditioning systems (MACS) with typically HC-290/600a[60/40] and minimal precautions began in Idaho in 1993. R290/600a has low environmental impact but mixed with air is flammable and frequenc... » 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 26 July, 2010 « Brussels, 26 July 2010: General Motors has just announced its intention to use the new chemical refrigerant HFC1234yf in the air-conditioning systems of Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, a... » 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 22 July, 2010 « An estimated 4,600 pounds of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) has been released in the atmosphere in Tacoma, US due to a flawed purging process when recovering the refrigerant from se... » added 16 July, 2010 « Results presented this week by the German Federal Institute for Materials Research show that next generation chemical refrigerant HFC1234yf forms highly toxic hydrogen fluoride ... » 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 7 July, 2010 « In 2007, the president of the German car maker association VDA, declared that the German car makers would be the first ones to use the natural refrigerant CO2 in car air-conditi... » added 7 July, 2010 « By Greenpeace International, Green Cooling, BeyondHFCs, TheNaturalVoice » 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 2 July, 2010 « Indonesia's State Environment Report blames HCFCs for the alarming thinning of the ozone layer above the country. » 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 15 June, 2010 « “There is already a wide array of safe and commercially proven HFC-free technologies available to meet nearly all those human needs that were formerly met by fluorocarbons... » added 16 June, 2010 « Clean Development Mechanism carbon offset scheme faces fresh criticism over dubious emission reduction projects » 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 « BeyondHFCs will participate in the 30th Open-ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in Geneva and use the occasion to present the campaign's progress as wel... » 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 2 June, 2010 « Margaret Aanyu, environment impact assessment officer and Ozone officer at NEMA says more than 50% of the refrigeration and air-condition equipment imported into Uganda is faulty. “These old pieces of equipment are the main source of leakage... » 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 28 May, 2010 « BRUSSELS, 28 MAY 2010: The German car maker association backs down from past promises and announces the future use of a controversial new refrigerant proposed by U.S. chemical g... » added 18 May, 2010 « The members of the Executive Committee (ExCom) of the Multilateral Fund (MLF) reached a long-awaited agreement on HCFC guidelines to enable developing countries to comply with the Montreal Protocol’s accelerated phase-out timetable of hydroc... » 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 4 May, 2010 « The US EPA has put forward a long awaited proposal that will allow the use of certain hydrocarbons in new household refrigerator and freezer equipment, as well as new stand-alon... » 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 30 April, 2010 « A bill aimed to reform for the first time since 1976 the US Toxic Substances Control Act has been introduced in the USA. The new legislation will require manufacturers to prove ... » added 22 April, 2010 « Policies to enable developing countries to eventually eliminate their consumption of HCFCs in cooling and heating equipment and prioritise low-GWP technologies like natural refr... » 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 24 February, 2010 « A new study by the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in Japan highlights the risk of aquatic ecotoxicity development that the wide adoption... » added 23 February, 2010 « Los nuevos estudios conducidos por el Instituto Federal Alemán de Investigación y Pruebas de Materiales (BAM) confirman que el refrigerante HFO-1234yf, indicado por la industria química como un sustituto de los refrigerantes ... » 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 16 February, 2010 « Brussels, 17 February 2010: New tests by the German Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) confirm that HFO-1234yf which is pushed by the chemical industry a... » added 10 February, 2010 « The Automotive Recyclers Association expressed concerns regarding the refrigerant HFO-1234yf intended for use in automobile air conditioning after the U.S. EPA announced the se... » 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 1 February, 2010 « The newly published EIA report ranks retailers by their progress toward natural refrigerants. Waitrose topped the EIA ranking, followed by Tesco and Marks and Spencer. The EIA c... » added 25 January, 2010 « Accra, Jan. 22, GNA - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday informed the public of a ban on the importation of ozone depleting chemical substances into the country from January 1, 2010. » added 19 January, 2010 « The Spanish EU presidency hosted an informal climate and energy Council of ministers in Seville last week end. Discussions focused on possible ways to kick-start economic recove... » 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 « The US is revising safety of chemicals legislation. The US competent body is also taking action to limit the effects of ground-level ozone, whose formation is suspected to... » 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 21.12.2009source: YouTubecnn - climate change - a/c unit time bomb added 21 December, 2009 « CNN's Dan Rivers reports gases from air conditioning units could be causing catastrophic climate change. Hydrocarbon natural refrigerant is proposed as a potential solution. » 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 17.12.2009source: YouTubeGreenfreeze and SolarChill added 17 December, 2009 « A video on the Greenfreeze domestic refrigerators and SolarChill vaccine cooler, both which replace CFCs or HFCs by natural refrigerants. Both have links to the climate dimension of the M... » 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 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 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 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 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 « Using the momentum around the ozone treaty meeting in Egypt this week, THENATURALVOICE side event aimed at explaining to policy makers that the refrigeration, heating and coolin... » added 4 November, 2009 « It has become increasingly clear that a fully-worked out climate treaty will not emerge from Copenhagen in December. However, one should not be surprised if the ozone treaty neg... » added 3 November, 2009 « BeyondHFCs has issued a position paper maintaining that the North American proposal to amend the Montreal Protocol is not an environmentally viable option. The position comes as... » 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 26 October, 2009 « In the last part of the Atmosphere 2009 special the recommendations developed and discussed by the participants of the ammonia workshop are presented. The main purpose was to formulate concrete actions to bring existing and new technologies faster... » added 26 October, 2009 « The two days event on natural refrigerants held in Brussels brought lively discussions about the all dominating question of what would be needed in a concerted effort of policy, industry, and education providers to bring existing and new technolog... » added 26 October, 2009 « On 21 October, an international conference on natural refrigerants held in Brussels drew to a close. The two days event brought lively discussions about the all dominating question of what would be needed in a concerted effort of policy, industry,... » added 29 October, 2009 « Greenpeace International has issued an official position against the use of new HFCs marketed under the name of “HFOs”. BeyondHFCs fully supports the position of the... » added 27 October, 2009 « The US EPA has proposed to list HFO-1234yf as an acceptable refrigerant in motor vehicle air conditioning systems. BeyondHFCs opposes a potential approval of this new HFC becaus... » added 18 September, 2009 « On occasion of the Frankfurt Motor Show, new test results conducted by the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing that confirm the toxicity of new generation HFC r... » added 16 September, 2009 « UNEP has developed 2 videos regarding the interlinkages between ozone layer protection and climate change. The first consists of a documentary broadcast by BBC stressing the ben... » added 14 September, 2009 « The smooth running and production over the past year at the Elgin Poultry Abattoir in the Western Cape is due to a large degree to the installation of state of the art ammonia refrigeration technology. » added 2 September, 2009 « BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Car makers will not be granted a delay to an agreed 2011 European ban on climate-damaging chemicals in the air conditioners of new car models, European Parliament officials said on Tuesday. » added 1 September, 2009 « At the new Parliament’s first Environment Committee meeting this morning, MEP Chris Davies (UK) confronted Industry Commissioner Gunter Verheugen on a potential boycott of... » added 25 August, 2009 « As 39 representatives of African countries gathered in Abuja, Nigeria to hold the 13th ODS Officers Network (ODSONET) joint meeting, the Environment Minister announced the count... » added 18 August, 2009 « In the last four months prior to the Copenhagen agreement, BeyondHFCs is entrusting citizens to sign its Open Letter for climate action intended to global climate negotiators. » added 12 August, 2009 « On 12 August 2009, BeyondHFCs is calling on all citizens to make a conscious appeal to world leaders attending the Copenhagen discussions in December 2009, to support a worldwid... » added 6 August, 2009 « On 4 August 2009, Honeywell announced that its new generation of HFC, the refrigerant 1234yf intended for use in mobile air conditioning, could now be imported and sold in Japan... » added 28 July, 2009 « In what appears to be a clear sign that the European Commission will stand firm against ACEA lobbying tactics, one question remains unanswered: what refrigerant will OEMs chose ... » 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 22 July, 2009 « Parties to the UN Montreal Protocol dealing with the phase out of ozone depleting substances were confronted with a new trend during last week’s discussions in Geneva: the... » 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 13 July, 2009 « Brussels/Geneva, 2009.07.13: BeyondHFCs is an international campaign calling for a global phase out of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in refrigeration and air conditioning systems an... » added 9 July, 2009 « In a letter sent to a British MEP, seen today by BeyondHFCs, Industry Commissioner Verheugen confirms ACEA will get no delay in implementing the EU MAC Directive, whatever the l... » 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 7 July, 2009 « In Mexico, climate leaders have to reach a truly global deal in which all countries take on their fair share of the effort needed to prevent dangerous climate change.
The world... » 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 27 April, 2009 « Europe's struggling car-makers are facing a legal requirement to fit more eco-friendly air conditioning on all new models from 2011. The European commission recently ruled that the full force of a 2006 law, the MAC (mobile air conditioning) direct... » 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 24 June, 2009 « The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has chosen R744.com as a platform to reach out to the global CO2 community and invite organisations and companies to contribute case studies about commercially available alternatives to HCFC-based te... » added 24 June, 2009 « A dire report on how HFCs could drive global climate change has sparked worldwide reactions among policy makers and scientists. The baseline scenario assumes that the MAC Directive will take effect in 2011, as planned. Despite the global environme... » added 23 June, 2009 « In an article published on 23 June 2009, Reuters sheds light on the automotive industry’s delaying tactics as regards the implementation of the MAC Directive. In a letter seen by Reuters and sent to the European Commission some weeks ago, AC... » added 12 June, 2009 « Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel has raised his voice to warn the German automotive industry against a “highly risky economic and technical adventure” with an untested, flammable, and toxic refrigerant 1234yf. Moreover, manufacturer... » 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 20 January, 2009 « The US Environment Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed more stringent bans on ozone depleting refrigerants, by restricting imports and exports of refrigeration appliances containing HCFC-22 and HCFC 142b from 2010. added 1 January, 2009 « The switch from CFCs and HCFCs to HFCs represents a classic example of industry replacing one harmful chemical with another while protecting the status quo and their market share. All these chemicals contribute to climate change, most with Glo... » 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 29.09.2008source: YouTubeGreenpeace and Ben & Jerry's unveil the "Cleaner Greener Freezer" added 29 September, 2008 « Refrigeration and cooling have an often-overlooked but nonetheless major impact on global warming. That's why Greenpeace has teamed up with Ben & Jerry's to bring climate-friendly freezer... » added 22.09.2008source: YouTubeHFO-1234yf flammability test - 600 Celsius added 22 September, 2008 « HFO-1234yf 600 Celsius flammability test for mobile air conditioning applications: At 600° C the refrigerant oil mixture was ignited. Even though the flammability envelope was reduced, th... » added 19 September, 2008 « California has proposed an extensive set of leak detection, repair, reporting, and retrofitting rules for large air conditioning and refrigeration systems using high global warming F-gases. Facilities using the natural refrigerant CO2 would not be... » 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 22.07.2008source: YouTubeHFO-1234yf canister flammability test added 22 July, 2008 « HFO-1234yf canister flammability test: Pure refrigerant container with cigarette lighter. The refrigerant was ignited and flame propagation was observed. The person handling the test was ... » 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 2 June, 2008 « The decomposition products of synthetic refrigerants could pose a grave long-term threat to the environment, according to Dr. Ernst Furrer, chemist at the Swiss Environment Agency. He therefore urges policy makers and the industry to promote natur... » added 16 April, 2008 « An expert group is meeting today to continue progress in issuing key recommendations on CO2 (R744) Mobile Air Conditioning. R744.com presents here the key points of the latest draft report under discussion, which can help pave the way for the comm... » added 10 April, 2008 « CO2-based refrigeration and heating applications feature as strong candidates to replace HCFCs worldwide and reduce ozone and climate impacts altogether, it emerged from an expert meeting organized by the European Commission in Canada. » 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 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 24 September, 2007 « Nearly 200 countries have agreed to accelerate the phase-out of ozone-depleting and global warming HCFC gases. The UN, the International Institute of Refrigeration, and the German Environment Agency are recommending the use of natural refrigerants... » added 5 July, 2007 « On 4 July, a law ruling the treatment and recovery of fluorinated gases in stationary air conditioning, heating and refrigeration became effective in all EU countries. However, not all governments and industries have done enough to comply. » 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 23 May, 2007 « Stakeholders are invited to submit their views on the implementation of a piece of EU legislation that obliges operators of refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump equipment to minimise emissions of high global-warming fluorinated gases. » 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 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 March, 2007 « An overwhelming majority of Europeans are concerned about climate change and expect policymakers to push for energy-efficient solutions, according to a new survey conducted in the 27 EU Member States. » added 13 December, 2006 « Short-lived halogenated substances will have a higher impact on ozone depletion than previously assessed, according to a new UN Environment Programme report. This will make the use of chemical refrigerants, such as Fluid H, more unlikely. » 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 21 September, 2006 « The American Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched a proposal to accept CO2 Technology (R744) as an alternative for mobile air conditioners. » 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... » | | 
