The EU F-Gas Regulation will compel a large-scale conversion to climate-friendly refrigeration and air-conditioning technologies in Europe by 2030. In the process, it will transform the European economy with implications for producers, importers, distributors, manufacturers, operators, contractors and consumers
At the 36th OEWG, Parties have four amendment proposals to consider for negotiating a deal on a global phase-down of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs); HFCs are a group of potent greenhouse gases used mainly in refrigeration and air-conditioning, with climate impacts hundreds to thousands of times higher than CO2
In 2014, we celebrated our 30th anniversary but in other respects it was a typically hectic and successful year as we continued to uncover ongoing problems and expose new ones; here are just a few of the highlights from a busy 12 months
EIA’s latest briefing, New Trends in ODS Smuggling, highlights the growing threat of illegal trade in ozone depleting substances. Trade data analysis highlights significant discrepancies between China’s reported hydrochlorofluorocarbon-22 exports to various countries and their reported HCFC-22 imports from China
Major international retailers and manufacturers met in Paris this week for the Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Global Summit, Our campaigners at the event stressed the importance of its members publicly reaffirming their commitment to begin phasing out climate-destroying refrigerants
The EU’s F-gas Regulation became law when it was published in the Official Journal of the EU, replacing an older version with several new and ambitious measures. The law, which controls the use of fluorinated greenhouse gases throughout the EU, will reduce emissions of F-gases by two-thirds of current levels by 2030