ECOS Brief – How many times must history repeat itself? Why new fluorinated refrigerants are still not the solution
The European Commission has put forward a much needed proposal that tightens the action on fluorinated refrigerants. But simply replacing fluorochemicals with other fluorochemicals will direct Europe into another age of unsustainable refrigeration technology.
In this briefing, we explain why new-generation refrigerants called hydrofluoroolefins (HFOs) are a hazard to our health and the environment – not a future-proof solution.
ECOS calls on European policymakers to restrict the use of all F-gases, including HFOs, in the current revision of the EU F-gas regulation to ensure a swift end to the fluorochemical era and pave the way for future-proof alternatives.
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