Illegal refrigerant gases still trafficked into Europe as climate emergency worsens
Illegal climate-wrecking super-pollutant refrigerant gases are still being smuggled into Europe, new research shows
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Tag: f-gas-regulation
Joint NGO Position Paper on the Proposal to Revise the EU F-Gas Regulation
Joint NGO Position Paper on the Proposal to Revise the EU F-Gas Regulation
UN given the cold shoulder by international cooling equipment manufacturers when invited to join the Race to Zero and combat global warming
Some of the world’s biggest manufacturers of cooling equipment - like air conditioners and refrigeration units - are yet to join a UN-backed global campaign asking companies to commit to halving their emissions by 2030 to help combat climate change, according to documents obtained by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA).
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It’s Europe’s most chilling crime – but it’s met with chilling inaction from Romanian authorities
Romania was revealed to be a major illegal entry point in the EU for Chinese-made, climate-harming HFC refrigerants – but more than two months later, zero enforcement action has been taken.
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Europe’s most chilling crime meets with chilling inaction from Romanian authorities
In July, Romania was revealed to be a major illegal entry point in the EU for Chinese-made, climate-harming HFC refrigerants – but more than two months later, zero enforcement action has been taken
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‘The biggest eco-crime no-one’s heard of’ – illegal refrigerant trade in Europe exposed
Europe’s ambitions to fight climate change are being torpedoed by a soaring trade in illegal hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)
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