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06.07.2019
ILLEGAL TRADE ROUND-UP
The independent contractor for the Illegal Trade “Action Line” https://efctc.integrityline.org has indicated that the submissions to the Action Line are of high quality and provide good detail abo...
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05.07.2019
A BRIEF HISTORY OF ILLEGAL TRADE IN ODSs AND HFCs
The successive phase-outs of CFCs and HCFCs and the phase-down of HFCs has inevitably resulted in illegal trade activity regionally and globally. The exact scale of the illegal trade can only ever be...
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04.07.2019
REFRIGERANT ANALYZERS USED TO HELP IDENTIFY ILLEGAL TRADE
Refrigerant analysers are being used by international customs agencies to help prevent the import of illegal refrigerants. Handheld analysers using infrared technology are being used to identify the r...
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03.07.2019
IN BRIEF: EFFECTS OF SHORT-LIVED (SOME HFCS) AND LONG-LIVED GASES
Long-lived greenhouse gases accumulate in the atmosphere, so continued emissions of these gases lead to continually increasing warming. Warming created by long-lived gases is not naturally reversible...
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02.07.2019
NEW ON FLUOROCARBONS.ORG JULY – AUGUST 2019
EFCTC is pleased to welcome an update of the initial report by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), an analysis of Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) trade data and information from industry and Member...
01.07.2019
EFCTC Whistle-Blowing Line on Illegal HFCs Nears 100 Reports
The EFCTC "Action Line" has already received nearly 100 reports of possible illegal trade in HFCs since its opening three months ago.
As part of its efforts to accelerate the adoption of lower global...
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28.06.2019
New Chemicals Policy Strategy adopted on 26 June highlighted the importance of combatting the illegal trade and trafficking of harmful substances and waste also at global level
On 26 June, the Council of the European Union published the new Chemicals Policy Strategy, which highlights the need to develop a sustainable EU chemicals policy strategy. The topics covered are REACH...
26.06.2019
EFCTC CEOs write to Automobile CEOs to request their assistance in the fight against Illegal HFC Trade
In response to rapid emergence of illegal traffic of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs- or refrigerants) across the EU, and in order to assist the EU and Member States, the European Fluorocarbons Technical Com...
26.06.2019
The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) presents an analysis of Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) trade data and information from industry and Member States relating to the illegal trade in HFCs
EFCTC is pleased to welcome an update of the initial report by the Environmental Investigation Agency that was presented by Fionnuala Walravens (EIA campaigner) at the 18th European Conference on Late...
26.06.2019
The European Fluorocarbons Technical Committee (EFCTC) joins the World Refrigeration Day (WRD) on June 26th
The European Fluorocarbons Technical Committee (EFCTC) joins with other industry trade associations and professional bodies from around the globe in supporting World Refrigeration Day (WRD) on June 26...
03.06.2019
EFCTC Press release: letter to competent authorities for ADR application
In response to rapid emergence of illegal traffic of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs- or refrigerants) across the EU, and in order to assist the EU and Member States, EFCTC has launched a multi-level program...
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28.05.2019
HEAT PUMPS ADOPTING A RANGE OF LOWER GWP FLUOROCARBON REFRIGERANTS
Increased adoption of heat pumps will help to decarbonise heating. The majority of heat pumps use fluorinated hydrocarbons with R-410A being most widely used currently, but lower GWP HFC-32, HFO/HFC b...
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27.05.2019
INNOVATIVE DISTRICT GROUND SOURCE SYSTEM USING HFC-134A HEAT PUMPS WINS INDUSTRY AWARD
A low-carbon renewable energy project retrofitted of HFC-134a ground source heat pumps into 400 flats in eight tower blocks in London. The project was named District Heating Project of The Year at the...
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26.05.2019
ILLEGAL TRADE ROUND-UP
Promising start for the Illegal Trade Action Line. The use of the Action Line is completely confidential and independently operated by a specialized consultant, but EFCTC has been informed about the l...
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25.05.2019
SCIENTISTS AT CERN EVALUATING HFOs FOR PARTICLE DETECTORS
The planned 3-year shutdown at the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will enable repairs and upgrade the accelerator to be able collect more detailed data about fundamental particles in the universe. S...
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24.05.2019
IN BRIEF HEAT PUMPS – UNDERSTANDING METRICS FOR TOTAL EMISSIONS
Depending on the refrigerant used the level of benefit from using a heat pump is at least about an order of magnitude greater than the emissions associated with refrigerant loss. There are three main...
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23.05.2019
European Fluorocarbon Producers Sponsor Illegal Trade Action Line – Press release translations
The EFCTC Press Release English version, published on 28 April 2019 has been translated into 5 other European languages.
English version
European Fluorocarbon Producers Sponsor Illegal Trade Action...
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23.05.2019
NEW ON FLUOROCARBONS.ORG JUNE 2018
New Brock & Ollie short video about HFOs and TFA. Ollie
Ollie: “Brock, you told me that HFOs are great refrigerants with very low global warming potentials, very short atmospheric lifetimes and...
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30.04.2019
2018 SCIENTIFIC ASSESSMENT OF OZONE DEPLETION UPDATE ON GWPs AND ATMOSPHERIC LIFETIMES FOR HFCS AND HFOS
The F-Gas Regulation 517/2014 references GWPs based on the Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) adopted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, unless otherwise indicated in Annex I. Use and placi...
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29.04.2019
ILLEGAL TRADE ROUND-UP
Raising awareness of illegal trade and how individuals and can work to deal with the issue is an important step to reducing the illegal trade, but industry needs the wholehearted support of compliance...
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28.04.2019
CHILLERS INCREASINGLY USE LOWER GWP FLUOROCARBON REFRIGERANTS
A range of HFC refrigerants are used for chillers, as these span a wide range of cooling duties, and use scroll screw and centrifugal compressors. Increasingly lower GWP refrigerants are being used in...
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27.04.2019
IN BRIEF CHILLERS – UNDERSTANDING METRICS FOR TOTAL EMISSIONS
The total greenhouse gas emissions due to the operation of a chiller are the direct emissions of refrigerant and the indirect emissions due to energy use. The switch to lower GWP refrigerants for chil...
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26.04.2019
NEW ON FLUOROCARBONS.ORG MAY 2019
New Publication
EFCTC has published a one page leaflet on Illegal Imports of HFCs Find it here:
https://www.fluorocarbons.org/home/the-broad-impact-of-illegal-hfc-imports-on-the-f-gas-regulation
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