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Montreal Protocol obviates 135bn tonnes CO2
FRANCE: Although set up primarily to eliminate ozone depleting substances, the Montreal Protocol is said to have eliminated 25 times more CO2…
Cold store to pay for ammonia violations
USA: A Connecticut cold storage company has agreed to pay $124,181 to settle claims it violated the US Clean Air Act’s chemical…
Rajendran leads Emerson’s Helix project
USA: Rajan Rajendran, one of Emerson Climate Technologies leading refrigeration experts, is to take charge at the company’s recently announced $40m Innovation…
Call for ecodesign freedom for fans as spares
BELGIUM: A number of powerful manufacturers’ groups are calling for an exemption of spare parts from the Ecodesign requirements for fans….
Portuguese LD death toll rises to 8
PORTUGAL: The number of deaths attributed to the outbreak of legionnaires’ disease in Lisbon has climbed to eight….
Low options for 90% of high GWP refrigerants
GERMANY: Around 90% of HCFCs and high-GWP HFCs could be replaced in developing countries by substances with low or moderate GWP, says…
Green backing for R32 and HFO blends
GERMANY: One of Europe’s leading environmental research institutes has backed R32, HFO blends and propane as the most likely substitute refrigerants for…
Chemists develop refrigerant capture molecule
USA: A team of chemistry researchers at the University of Houston claim to have developed a molecule that could capture fluorinated refrigerants. …
$23.9m grant to rid Thailand of HCFCs
THAILAND: The World Bank is to provide Thailand with a US$23.9m grant to help the country reduce its use of HCFC refrigerants….
HFC producers call for phase-down agreement
BELGIUM: The European chemical industry is calling on parties to next week’s Montreal Protocol meeting in Paris to reach agreement on a…