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10 June 2022 News
Political agreement reached on new EU Single Window Environment for Customs
The European Commission has welcomed the provisional political agreement reached between the co-legislators on the new EU Single Window for Customs initiative, making it easier for different authoriti...
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10 June 2022 News
EFCTC initial observations on the Ozone Regulation proposal
The European Commission issued the proposal for a revised regulation on substances that deplete the ozone layer at the same time as the F-gas proposal. The current Regulation (EC) No 1005/2009 is the...
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10 June 2022 News
EFCTC issues position paper for F-gas Proposal dialogue
The F-gas proposal will move to the Parliament and Council co-decision process, which will result in changes before the final adoption of the new rules. EFCTC has issued a position paper providing its...
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10 June 2022 News
EFCTC contributes to ECHA Public Consultation on proposed restriction of PFASs in fire-fighting foams
The documentation for the proposed restriction of PFASs in fire-fighting foams covers a broad range of substances that have never been used in these foams and which do not have the technical propertie...
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25 May 2022 Press Release
EFCTC contribution to the ECHA Public Consultation on the proposed restriction of PFASs in fire-fighting foams
EFCTC has prepared a submission to the ECHA Public Consultation on the REACH restriction proposal of PFAS in fire-fighting foams to bring to the attention of the members of the ECHA RAC and SEAC that...
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10 May 2022 News
IPCC Report: Low GWP refrigerants, including HFOs, can contribute to climate change mitigation
The IPCC AR6 report, “Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change,” comments on how low GWP refrigerants, which includes HFOs, together with reduced energy demand and improved energy efficie...
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10 May 2022 News
EU 2021 greenhouse gas inventory report details HFC emissions
The 2021 EU official GHG inventory submission was published on the UNFCC website on 15th April 2022. According to the submission, HFC emissions from refrigeration and air conditioning (RAC) continued...
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10 May 2022 News
COMING EVENTS
(UPDATED)
MAY 12, 2022 – Review of the EU Proposal for a Revised F-Gas Regulation – free webinar
F Gas Regulation Review (ior.org.uk)
MAY 22-25, 2022 – CLIMA 2022: the 14th...
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10 May 2022 News
ANNEX to News item: Update on the PFAS restriction proposal and F-gases by the Norwegian Environment Agency
Image Reproduced from EEAP. 2019. Environmental Effects and Interactions of Stratospheric Ozone Depletion,
UV Radiation, and Climate Change. 2018 Assessment Report. Nairobi: Environmental Effects A...
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10 May 2022 News
Large heat pump or chiller available with low GWP refrigerants
A German manufacture is introducing a redesigned equipment series available as a water-water heat pump and a water-cooled chiller for brine applications and are available with A2L low-GWP R-1234ze ref...
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10 May 2022 News
Trade associations respond to F-gas proposal
EFCTC and trade associations for contractors and equipment suppliers have provided initial responses to the Commission F-gas proposal. While there are several positive new proposed measures, particul...
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10 May 2022 News
Update on the PFAS restriction proposal and F-gases by the Norwegian Environment Agency
The Norwegian Environment Agency held a virtual briefing on 30th March providing an update on the PFAS restriction proposal and F gases. The briefing confirmed that HFC-152a and HFC-32 are outside the...
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06 April 2022 Press Release
EFCTC welcomes the European Commission proposal to reinforce the controls on F-gases
BRUSSELS, 6 April 2022 – The European FluoroCarbons Technical Committee (EFCTC) welcomes the publication of the European Commission’s proposal for a revision of the Regulation on Fluorinated Green...
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01 April 2022 News
COMING EVENTS (UPDATED)
2022
APRIL 11-13, 2022 - The 7th IIR Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain - online
7th IIR International Conference on Sustainable and the Cold Chain (ior.org.uk)
MAY 22-25, 2022 -...
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01 April 2022 News
Lower GWP HFC refrigerant blends deliver improved performance
The lower global warming potential (GWP) refrigerant R-454B has been selected by one manufacturer as the optimum solution for use in rooftop applications across Europe. The refrigerant R-454B is a low...
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01 April 2022 News
EFCTC launches socioeconomic assessment of PFAS restriction on F-gas sector
EFCTC has commissioned the consulting company Ricardo to undertake an independent Socio-Economic Analysis (SEA) of the contribution of certain fluorinated gases (F-gases) to the economy and wider soci...
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01 April 2022 News
NEW ON OUR SITE/LINKS/LIBRARY
The AFCE/ADEME Flammable Fluids Study now available in English and can be downloaded at Study Flammable Fluids AFCE/ADEME now available in English - AFCE - Alliance Froid Climatisation Environnement...
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01 April 2022 News
R-407C Air to water heat pumps used in 60 UK schools
A project to install more than 180 R-407C air to water heat pumps in 60 UK schools will reduce carbon emissions and energy bills. The project is funded under the UK's Public Sector Decarbonisation Sch...
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01 April 2022 News
Hydrogen filling stations rely on process cooling systems
A French manufacturer of hydrogen filling stations has ordered about 20 process cooling systems which are an essential part of the refuelling of passenger vehicles. The process cooling systems are sup...
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01 April 2022 News
Science papers about fluorocarbon environmental effects are not always perfect
In recent months EFCTC has reported on two academic papers, one about trifluoromethane formation and another questioning the natural occurrence of TFA (see below). Another recent paper by Xiao et al....
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08 March 2022 News
Free cooling or heat recovery with HFC & HFO systems deliver improved energy efficiency
Combining free cooling or heat recovery with HFC and HFO systems reduces energy consumption. While ultra-low GWP HFOs and HCFOs are increasingly being adopted due their good balance of safety and tech...
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08 March 2022 News
Spotlight on Refrigerant Recovery, Reclamation and Destruction
Avoiding refrigerant emissions and reusing refrigerant, where practical, contributes to the circular economy. However, data for reclamation in the EU are incomplete as there is no reporting requiremen...
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08 March 2022 News
Focus on refrigerant containment
Significant progress has been made in reducing leakage rates through the measures in the 2006 and 2014 F-gas regulations. It is crucial that measures in the EU F-Gas regulation that help to reduce lea...
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08 March 2022 News
Revised PFAS Restriction Intention published on the ECHA website
A revised PFAS Restriction Intention has been published on the ECHA website. The PFAS scope definition has been better aligned with the OECD definition (see this EFCTC news item for more information a...
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