EFCTC Newsletter Issue n°164 February 2019 ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
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AN UPDATE ON FLUOROCARBONS

Representing the European Fluorocarbons Manufacturers 
NEWSLETTER #164 - FEBRUARY 2019

 
 
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EFCTC COMMENT ON THE INCREASING USE OF HFOs AND HCFOs

The EEA Report on Fluorinated greenhouse gases in 2018 shows that the use of very low GWP HFOs and HCFOs has significantly increased over the 3 years to the end of 2017. These substances were developed and are now produced and supplied by EFCTC member companies. Their increased use is helping to…

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AVERAGE GWP CONTINUES TO FALL AND EU HFC EMISSIONS DECREASE

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The average GWP of HFCs/HFOs placed on the EU market has decreased by about 23% since the phase-out of HCFCs at the end 2009 and has fallen every year since then, with a steeper decline following the 2014 F-Gas Regulation (see chart). The increasing use of extremely low GWP HFOs (and HCFOs) has contributed to…

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SCIENTIFIC ASSESSMENT OF OZONE DEPLETION: 2018 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ON HFCs

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The Assessment documents the advances in scientific understanding regarding protection of the stratospheric ozone layer and climate from the production and consumption of ozone-depleting substances (ODSs) and their replacements. For HFCs, increases in atmospheric abundances are similar to those projected in the baseline scenario of the 2014 Assessment and currently amount to about 1.5% of…

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THE EMISSIONS GAP REPORT 2018 (UNEP)

Global greenhouse gas emissions show no signs of peaking. Global CO2 emissions from energy and industry increased in 2017, following a three-year period of stabilization. Total annual greenhouse gases emissions, including from land-use change, reached a record high of 53.5 GtCO2e in 2017, an increase of 0.7 GtCO2e compared with 2016.
Fluorinated gases (hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs),…

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IN BRIEF 2018 OZONE HOLE

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The 2018 WMO/UNEP Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion, has confirmed that the ozone “hole” is beginning to close as a result of measures taken under the Montreal Protocol to phase-out ozone depleting substances.

Chemical reactions in the stratosphere involving chlorine and bromine from ozone depleting substances cause ozone in the southern…

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NEW ON FLUOROCARBONS.ORG FEBRUARY 2019

F-Gas Reference Manual 2nd Edition: Newly revised and updated with comprehensive index, the second edition of the F-Gas Reference Manual can be obtained via this link. The manual is written to support natural persons wishing to prove competency and undertake an assessment as stated within EU Regulation 517/2014 (F-Gas Regulations). A comprehensive…

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F-Gas Log-book

The New EFCTC G-Gas Record Keeping Tool

Helps to stay compliant with the F-Gas Regulation

The new online version is now live. Click here to register.