Author: Haitham Razagui

A CODE of practice drafted by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) that was supposed to formalise the sharing of vehicle repair and service information has been rejected by the Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association (AAAA) and Australian Automobile Association (AAA). As vehicles become increasingly complex, there is a need to improve consumer choice by … Continue reading AAAA, AAA reject draft data sharing code of practice

THE Federal Government is likely to soon consider how it can work with the refrigerant industry in reducing greenhouse gas emissions as part of its direct action policy. Over the next few years Australian industry will be asked whether and how it can shift from high global warming potential (GWP) HFC refrigerants like R134a, as … Continue reading Time for industry to set agenda on HFC phasedown

News.com.au (Dec 7): LABOR’S $6 billion carbon tax reduced Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions by less than 0.1 per cent. As PM Tony Abbott ratchets up the pressure on Labor’s Bill Shorten to axe the carbon tax by Christmas, the new figures will be released this month by Australia’s National Greenhouse Gas Inventory. They reveal that … Continue reading Carbon tax reduces Australia’s greenhouse emissions by less than 0.1 per cent

Investments of around $300 million will be made by Honeywell and its key suppliers to increase production capacity for HFO-1234yf, a new motor vehicle refrigerant with a global-warming potential (GWP) of less than 1. This GWP is 99.9 percent lower than that of HFC-134a, the current refrigerant in use, and even lower than that of … Continue reading Production of HFO-1234yf set to increase

A new study has found that Honeywell’s low-global-warming refrigerant, HFO-1234yf, has a global-warming potential (GWP) four times lower than previously calculated – below that of carbon dioxide – enhancing its standing as one of the world’s most environmentally friendly refrigerants. The independent, peer-reviewed paper, published in volume 51 of Reviews of Geophysics by several leading … Continue reading Study concludes that Honeywell’s new motor vehicle refrigerant has lower global warming potential than carbon dioxide

ABC News: Laws to abolish the carbon pricing scheme have passed the House of Representatives but are still heading for defeat in the Senate. Labor and the Greens remain opposed to the Coalition’s repeal bills and their alternative scheme to tackle climate change, the Direct Action policy. The Government says axing the carbon price will … Continue reading Carbon tax repeal bill passes Lower House, heads to Senate

On 1 July 2013, the Destruction Incentives Program for waste synthetic greenhouse gases (SGGs) and ozone depleting substances (ODS) commenced. From 1 July 2014, changes to government policy to end the equivalent carbon price on SGGs will come into effect. The Destruction Incentives Program will also cease at this time, with incentive payments available until … Continue reading Carbon Tax Update – Destruction Incentives Program to cease

Technicians from across South Australia downed tools for the day on Saturday October 19 to attend the first in a series of new VASA regional training events. The pre-summer session on Advanced HVAC Diagnostics, conducted by respected trainer Grant Hand (pictured), was held at the head office of the Royal Automobile Association (RAA) in Adelaide. … Continue reading New regional training series kicks off in Adelaide

Carbon and Environment Daily (17 Sep, 2013): The Coalition should fix lax enforcement of rules on refrigerant gases, establish gas recovery schemes for used cars and appliances, and vigorously back moves to use the Montreal Protocol to phase them out, according to the refrigerants industry. The view is shared by two refrigerant organisations that hold … Continue reading Coalition urged to toughen stand on potent greenhouse gases