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02.11.2021
NEW STUDY CONFIRMS TFA FROM HFO-1234yf HAS NEGLIGIBLE ECOLOGICAL AND HUMAN HEALTH IMPACT
An important new study investigated trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) formation from emissions of HFO-1234yf, its dry and wet deposition, and rainwater concentration over India, China, and the Middle East....
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02.11.2021
COMING EVENTS 2021/2022
All events may be subject to change due to the coronavirus outbreak, some have become online events
2021
NOVEMBER 16-18, 2021 – SIFA - Interprofessional Cold Show and its Applications - P...
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02.11.2021
NEW ON OUR SITE/LINKS/LIBRARY
Apart from the latest press release “EFCTC submits detailed input to the second consultation for the proposed REACH restriction of PFAS” we have nothing else new?
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02.11.2021
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ISSUES RESOLUTION FOR COP-26 CLIMATE CHANGE MEETING
The European Parliament Resolution on COP26 has called for the European Commission to present their proposal for the F-gas revision to “accelerate the phasing out of HFCs” whereas the current F-ga...
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02.11.2021
ILLEGAL TRADE ROUND-UP – NOVEMBER 2021
In this round-up: F-gases worth more than €10 million seized by EU cross-border and multi-agency action; Over 8,000 air conditioners and heat pumps without the necessary F-gas quota seized by Dutch...
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19.10.2021
EFCTC submits detailed input to the second consultation for the proposed REACH restriction of PFAS
EFCTC has submitted detailed input to the second consultation for the proposed REACH restriction of PFAS aiming at helping the authorities compile complete and robust data sets to evaluate the possibl...
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11.10.2021
NEW ON OUR SITE/LINKS/LIBRARY
Documents and webpages updated to include AR6 GWPs
LEARN ABOUT…Climate change, global warming & HFCs Selecting and Using GWP values for Refrigerant 2021 September Selecting and using GWP fo...
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08.10.2021
COMING EVENTS 2021/2022
All events may be subject to change due to the coronavirus outbreak, some have become online events
2021
OCTOBER 24-29, 2021 - UNEP –33rd Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protoco...
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08.10.2021
MEASURES ANNOUNCED TO REDUCE GLOBAL HFC-23 EMISSIONS
The Kigali Amendment required that from 2020, HFC-23 is to be destroyed to the extent practicable using technology approved under the Montreal Protocol. The Ozone Secretariat to the Montreal Protocol,...
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08.10.2021
HYDROGEN FLUORIDE (HF) EMISSIONS FROM DEGRADATION OF FLUOROCARBON REFRIGERANTS
The recent UBA report estimates the hydrogen fluoride (HF) emissions to air at about 20,000 tonnes/year from 2030 to 2050 due to degradation of HCFCs, HFCs, HFOs and HCFOs emissions from the EU based...
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08.10.2021
UNDERSTANDING DIRECT GWPS AND INDIRECT EFFECTS FOR HYDROCARBON AND FLUOROCARBON REFRIGERANTS
Recently there has been considerable focus on the potential breakdown products of HFCs and HFOs and if they have indirect GWPs. The IPPC AR6 Climate Change 2021 – The Physical Science Basis include...
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08.10.2021
CONTRIBUTION OF HFO-1234ze, HFO-1336mzz AND HCFO-1233zd TO TFA CONCENTRATION IN EUROPEAN RAINWATER EXTREMELY SMALL
The EFCTC position paper Published evidence supports very low yield of TFA from most HFOs and HCFOs concluded that the very low yields of TFA from HFO-1234ze, HFO-1336mzz and HCFO-1233zd mean that th...
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08.10.2021
ILLEGAL TRADE ROUND-UP OCTOBER 2021
In this round-up: The United States to learn from EU illegal trade; UK Company fined over £1 million (about €1.2 million) for breaches of the F-gas Regulation; German Chemical Act Amendment to furt...
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10.09.2021
PUBLISHED EVIDENCE SUPPORTS VERY LOW YIELDS OF TFA FROM MOST HFOs AND HCFOs
EFCTC has analysed the most current, peer reviewed scientific papers on the potential contribution of HFOs and HCFOs, containing the CF3CH= moiety, to existing and future TFA levels. The conclusion fr...
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10.09.2021
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2021
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021- 19th annual AFCE symposium - Paris (France)
Colloque annu...
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10.09.2021
IPCC AR6 DISCUSSES THE USE OF 100-YEAR AND 20-YEAR GWPS AND OTHER EMISSION METRICS
Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis discusses a range of emission metrics that are used to model different effects of emissions . The basis of all the emission metrics is the time profile...
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10.09.2021
PFAS – A RANGE OF DEFINITIONS ARE BEING USED BY DIFFERENT ORGANISATIONS
In July, five countries published their intention to propose a REACH restriction for PFAS based on the assessment of the information collected. The PFAS Registry of Intentions (RoI) by Denmark, German...
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10.09.2021
NEW ON OUR SITE/LINKS/LIBRARY
RCC K&L, the Dutch refrigeration magazine, has published an EFCTC-contribution online at:
https://www.koudeenluchtbehandeling.nl/verdieping/efctc-geeft-reactie-op-artikel-kauffeld-over-hfo-koudem...
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10.09.2021
IPCC AR6 UPDATED GWP VALUES FOR HFCs and HFOs
IPCC AR6 in - Climate Change 2021, The Physical Science Basis- Chapter 7.SM provides updated GWP values for relevant substances. EFCTC has updated its data tables to include the values from the most...
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10.09.2021
EFCTC WEBINAR “F-GASES AS PFAS: WHAT IS HAPPENING AND WHAT WILL COME NEXT?”
EFCTC received a positive response from other associations and downstream users following its webinar on F-gases as PFAS held on 3 September 2021. EFCTC urged the participants to submit a response to...
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10.09.2021
EFCTC PRESENTATION ON F-GASES AS PFAS
EFCTC organized a webinar where speakers provided an overview of the REACH Restriction process, explained why the PFAS restriction could have an impact on F-gases, and shared the arguments against the...
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13.08.2021
The contribution of HFCs and HFOs to global warming is well characterised irrespective of 100 years versus 20 years GWPs
The 20 year GWPs promoted by Shecco are not something that is new, and are discussed by EFCTC on its website in LEARN ABOUT… Selecting and Using GWP values for Refrigerants. This includes 20 year GW...
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06.07.2021
COMING EVENTS 2021/2022
Please note that all events may be subject to change due to the coronavirus outbreak, some have become online events.
2021
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021- 19th annual AFCE symposium- Paris (France)
Colloqu...
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06.06.2021
EFCTC COMMENT ON UBA REPORT ON FLUORINATED REFRIGERANTS EMISSIONS AND DRINKING WATER QUALITY
The UBA press release “trifluoracetic acid from fluorinated refrigerants contaminates rainwater” provides no information on the levels of TFA in rainwater, the forecast levels due to continued us...