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European Parliament Accelerates HFC Phase-out and Adds More
30-03-2023 The European Parliament has decided to accelerate the phase-down of fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases) and to achieve total phase-out by 2050. This position amounts to a ban on equip...
EFCTC statement on European Parliament Plenary vote on the F
30 March 2023 Following the publication of the European Commission’s legislative proposal to update The F-gas Regulation (No 517/2014) in April 2022, the European Parliament voted today in Plen...
Green Ambitions and F-gases: Europe risks shooting itself in
30/03/2023 The European Partnership for Energy and the Environment (EPEE), representing manufacturing and research companies and associations operating in the refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat...
F-Gas Review: We Need All Options on the Table to REPowerEU
Mar 30, 2023 As the European Union continues to forge a path toward carbon neutrality by 2050, the role of sustainable heating and cooling solutions for businesses and consumers is critical. &...
Fluorinated gases: MEPs must avoid stifling clean heating
Mar 29, 2023 Brussels, Belgium – 29 March 2023 What’s happening and why does it matter? On 30 March the European Parliament will vote in plenary on how quickly t...
F-gas debate: Industry offers concrete proposals to the Euro
2023/03/29 Industry holds out hope that the European Parliament will take a practical approach to the challenge of reducing climate warming F-gas emissions and support the view taken by its industry ...
The F-gas debate: Industry offers concrete proposals to the
22/03/2023 Industry holds out hope that the European Parliament will take a practical approach to the challenge of reducing climate warming F-gas emissions and support the view taken by its industry ...
Industry amendments proposal to the F-Gas Regulation Revisio
March 17, 2023 On 15 March, EPEE, together with 10 other associations, co-signed a document listing concrete amendments proposals that the industry is asking MEPs to table during the plenary meeting that will take place on 29 March. You can download the full statement below. Attachments: https://area-eur.be/sites/default/files/2023-03/20230315%20Industry%20joint%20amend...
Global and European HFC reported emissions compared to emiss
15 March 2023 The Scientific Assessment 2022 Report (SAP2022, available here) provides revised forecasts for HFC emissions and compares reported global and regional emissions to these estimated fro...
An Inventory of Fluorspar Production, Industrial Use, and Em
15 March 2023 An inventory has been published for the period of 1930-1999 accounting for most of the fluorspar production (86%) and estimating emissions of TFA. Industrial emissions of TFA are estimated as 230,000 to 470,000 tonnes for this period. The paper explains that industrial sources of TFA can only result from the use of fluoride minerals in industrial processes. Major industrial ...
EPA Announces Enforcement Actions to Control Hydrofluorocarb
Efforts Support National Commitments on Climate Change March 2, 2023 Contact Information EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov) WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protect...
A-Gas Celebrates 30 Years of Operation
The year 2023 is a milestone for A-Gas, as it sees the company celebrate 30 years of operation. From the refrigerant in the refrigerators and freezers at the local supermarket to the air conditioni...
