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New Zealand consults on Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Levy level

New Zealand consults on Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Levy level

8 May 2013
Consultation process in New Zealand has started on the proposed regulation for the Synthetic Greenhouse Gases (SGG) levy. With the transitional period for SGG levy starting on 1 July 2013, the aim of this consultation...
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Canada considers revisions to Federal Halocarbon Regulations

Canada considers revisions to Federal Halocarbon Regulations

15 March 2013
Canada is in the initial stage of revising the Federal Halocarbon Regulations (2003). Throughout March 2013 Environment Canada welcomes comments to a consultation document, in addition to holding public stakeholder me...
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Draft report kick-starts debate on F-Gas Regulation in th...

Draft report kick-starts debate on F-Gas Regulation in th...

8 March 2013
The European Parliament’s Rapporteur on the F-Gas Regulation review is proposing to introduce HFC use bans across the EU in all major sectors, including refrigeration and air conditioning. The newly published dr...
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Montreal Protocol Parties take small steps on HFCs

Montreal Protocol Parties take small steps on HFCs

21 November 2012
At last week’s Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in Geneva, Switzerland, countries did not make the grade with regards to reaching a global agreement on taking action on HFCs. This might not come a...
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EC and Switzerland present strengthened F-Gas policies at...

EC and Switzerland present strengthened F-Gas policies at...

9 November 2012
The launch of the long-awaited proposal to strengthen the existing EU F-Gas Regulation coincided with the ATMOsphere Europe 2012 conference, where 200 participants had the “world exclusive" privilege of the...
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US, EU push for combined heat and power

US, EU push for combined heat and power

21 September 2012
Recent policy developments in both the United States (US) and the European Union (EU) could see a growth in combined heat and power (CHP) capacity and the development of district heating and cooling infrastructure to ...
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International Ozone Day: "Protecting our atmosphere ...

International Ozone Day: "Protecting our atmosphere ...

19 September 2012
Countries throughout the world celebrated International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, which this year marked the 25th anniversary of the Montreal Protocol. Observations verify that global cooperation un...
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All-natural US supermarket store named ‘Best of the...

All-natural US supermarket store named ‘Best of the...

17 September 2012
Last week, the Albertsons Carpinteria all-natural refrigerant store in California that features an ammonia primary system  was honoured with the prestigious ‘Best of the Best Award’ during the 20...
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2°C warming limit still achievable, requires stepping...

2°C warming limit still achievable, requires stepping...

11 September 2012
Keeping global 21st century temperature rise under 2 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels is still technically and economically within reach, according to a new report published during last week’s B...
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$2,620,000 GEF grant for HCFC phase out & HFC-free pr...

$2,620,000 GEF grant for HCFC phase out & HFC-free pr...

5 July 2012
Countries with economies in transition (EIT) are typically not entitled to receive funding from the Montreal Protocol’s Multilateral Fund (MLF) and the scarcity of available funding can be an impediment to achie...
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NGOs to EU climate chief: “We need clear bans on f-...

NGOs to EU climate chief: “We need clear bans on f-...

5 July 2012
Ten leading environmental NGOs have urged Connie Hedegaard, the EU climate chief to maintain leadership on addressing f-gases and propose measures in the context of the review of the EU F-Gas Regulation that would giv...
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Australian government funds food-processing installations...

Australian government funds food-processing installations...

27 June 2012
Two of the first 13 grants of the Australian Clean Technology Investment Program have been awarded to food-processing facilities that will replace their refrigeration and freezer systems with installations using natur...
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Maximum daily NH3 inhalation value tripled - US EPA draft...

Maximum daily NH3 inhalation value tripled - US EPA draft...

6 June 2012
In its draft health assessment for ammonia, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes a tripling of the current estimated maximum amount of ammonia a person can inhale daily throughout a lifetime that is n...
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Bonn climate talks: likely Kyoto Protocol extension by en...

Bonn climate talks: likely Kyoto Protocol extension by en...

30 May 2012
Mid-year international climate change talks concluded on 25 May 2012 in Bonn, Germany, with some progress made regarding the extension of the Kyoto Protocol beyond 2012, but slow-moving progress as regards a new globa...
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Australia: carbon-equivalent price on HFCs could increase...

Australia: carbon-equivalent price on HFCs could increase...

21 May 2012
The impending carbon equivalent price to be imposed on imports of HFC refrigerant gases with high global warming potential (GWP) is expected to cause dramatic increases in the costs of HFC refrigerants: as much as 300...
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