Why is UK supermarket giant ASDA opting for climate-damaging air-conditioning systems?
ASDA has recently installed rooftop cooling units using a potent climate-harming refrigerant
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Adoption of new air-conditioning safety standard a milestone for climate-friendly cooling
The prospect of clean and sustainable cooling has made a major advance with approval of an international standard on safety requirements for electrical heat pumps, air-conditioners and dehumidifiers intended for household use
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Déjà vu as proposal to tackle climate-harming hydrofluorocarbons falls short in critical sectors
Proposed new rules unveiled yesterday (5 April) by the European Commission to restrict climate-damaging gases fall short of what is needed
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New UN climate report – ‘We must act, and act now, because the house we live in is burning down’
In the starkest warning yet, a new UN report today makes clear that the chaotic impacts of climate change are already here, the damage is accelerating and there’s no turning back
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China’s hosting of biodiversity summit is a big chance to show leadership on the world stage
China is for the first time due to host a major international biological diversity conference – and EIA is urging it to start tackling environmental crime and exploitation as a priority
New research underpins the huge climate win of moving to propane-based air-conditioning
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
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