Tag: fluorinated-gases

The European Chemical Agency (ECHA) has published its expert opinions in support of EU-wide restrictions on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS, also known as ‘forever chemicals’), including fluorinated gases. The long-awaited opinions were drawn up by its Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) and Socio-Economic Analysis Committee (SEAC) on the proposed EU universal PFAS restriction. The proposal […]

EIA Climate campaigners are in Bangkok this week for a major international meeting and today (10 July) released a new report urging immediate action to halt the transition to yet another generation of harmful fluorinated gases. Persistent Problems – The hidden impacts of hydrofluoroolefins, the latest generation of fluorinated gases makes the case to end […]

Climate-damaging F-gases are synthetic substances widely used in refrigeration, air-conditioning and elsewhere. Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) are the most common and are so harmful that they are to be phased down under the Montreal Protocol and phased out altogether in the EU. However, the chemical industry is pushing to replace them with a new generation of lucrative […]

With temperature records being broken around the world on an almost daily basis, July 2023 is set to be declared by the UN’s World Meteorological Organisation as the hottest month ever recorded

Proposed new rules unveiled yesterday (5 April) by the European Commission to restrict climate-damaging gases fall short of what is needed

Switching domestic air-conditioners over from climate-harming refrigerant gases to propane could prevent harmful emissions equal to 1,400 coal-fired power stations running for a year