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EIA podcast – Busting the myths spread by Big Chemical to keep climate-wrecking refrigerants in play

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 […]

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Refrigerant myth busting

This new briefing busts some of the myths being pushed about the viability of alternative natural refrigerants.

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US chemical giant accused by EIA of spreading disinformation to prolong the use of harmful refrigerants

EIA Climate campaigners today (6 December) accused US chemical giant Chemours of peddling spurious claims and disinformation to prevent the adoption of ambitious EU climate legislation that will further restrict the use of fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases), a prominent part of the company’s portfolio.

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US chemical giant spreads climate disinformation to prolong the use of harmful F-gas refrigerants

LONDON: US chemical giant Chemours is today (6 December) accused by the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) of peddling spurious claims and disinformation to prevent the adoption of ambitious EU climate legislation that will further restrict the use of fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases), a prominent segment of the company’s portfolio.