F-Gas review: HFC cap and phase-down announced
The European Commission has today announced its review of the F-Gas Regulation, including a significant reduction in HFC usage by 2030.
View ArticleEIA: New F-Gas proposals 'A missed opportunity'
The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) says ambitious F-Gas draft proposals watered down & lacking ambition
View ArticleEPEE welcomes revision of F-gas rules
The European Partnership for Energy and the Environment (EPEE), representing the heating and cooling industry in Europe, has welcomed the European Commission’s F-gas Regulation revisions.
View ArticleContractors’ association voices mixed reaction over F-Gas review
AREA, the European contractors association, has voiced a mixed reaction to the recent F-Gas regulation revision.
View ArticleEFCTC welcomes the Commission F-Gas proposal
EFCTC, a trade association of European Producers and Importers of Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases, has reacted positively to the revised F-Gas Regulation.
View ArticleEC pre-charging ban could be industry ‘game changer’
The president of European trade body AREA Graeme Fox has said that upcoming changes to F-Gas regulations could be a “game changer” for contractors.
View ArticleF-Gas review proposal forces industry change
The revised F-Gas proposal has come in for criticism after claims that the changes over-complicate the regulation and burden the industry with increased financial cost.
View ArticleBRA slams F-Gas proposal
The British Refrigeration Association (BRA) has hit out at the revised F-Gas proposal, claiming that it’s overcomplicated and too ambitious in its targets.
View ArticleACRIB consults members over ‘unnecessary’ F-Gas measures
The Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Industry Board (ACRIB) is pressing for an urgent meeting with DEFRA to voice members’ F-Gas concerns.
View ArticleIndustry bodies seek clarity over F-Gas certification proposals
Revised F-Gas document fudges rules governing the role of suppliers of HFC refrigerant - register free to view
View ArticleACRIB calls for industry feedback about F-Gas
Association will present concerns at upcoming meeting with Defra - register free to view
View Article'Too early to say’ on F-Gas prosecutions, says EA
The Environment Agency (EA) has admitted it has failed to prosecute anyone for F-Gas Regulation non-compliance, preferring to rely on raising awareness to encourage participation.
View ArticleACRIB reports ‘positive’ F-Gas meeting with Defra
ACRIB has highlighted concerns within the industry over the revised F-Gas proposal in a meeting with Defra, which is said to have ended “positively” - free to view, simply register.
View ArticleIndustry organisation publishes F- review recommendations
The B&ES’s Air-conditioning, Refrigeration and Heat Pump Group has released a position paper on the current revised F-Gas proposal.
View ArticleDefra releases latest F-Gas company figures
Defra has announced that 5,038 companies are now F-Gas registered and Refcom, the registration body for F-Gas certification, currently holds nearly 90 per cent of them.
View ArticleF-Gas report due imminently
The European Parliament’s ‘rapporteur’ is expected to publish his report on the revised F-Gas proposal in the next couple of days.
View ArticleAREA pushes pre-charge ban at European Parliament hearing
AREA President Graeme Fox has spoken at a European Parliament hearing on the proposal for a revision to the F-Gas Regulation regarding the proposed ban on pre-charging
View ArticleRapporteur calls on European Parliament to impose widespread HFC ban
The European Parliament’s rapporteur on the review of the European Union’s F-Gas Regulation has submitted a report calling for widespread bans on the use of fluorinated greenhouse gases in the European...
View ArticleEPEE: EC F-Gas recommendations go too far
The European Partnership for Energy and the Environment (EPEE), representing the refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat pump industry in Europe, has claimed the F-Gas report submitted by Bas Eickhout...
View ArticleSupport grows for ACRIB’s Refrigeration Skillcard
An increasing number of retailers and contractors are signing up to the ACRIB Refrigeration Skillcard in a bid to prove their carbon reduction credentials.
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