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The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released proposed Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Rule 27, expanding the list of acceptable refrigerants for motor vehicle air-conditioning (MVAC) systems, including R1234yf for buses and heavy-duty vehicles, plus the addition of R444A, R456A, R452A, R480A and R1234yf as acceptable retrofits in certain applications. Mobile Air Climate … Continue reading US EPA proposes YF for buses and heavy vehicles, lists potential retrofits

Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Victoria has published draft guidelines for managing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and is seeking public consultation. Methods of reducing refrigerant emissions discussed in the document have been welcomed by the Australian Refrigeration Council (ARC) as signalling a new way for business under Victoria’s ‘general environment duty’ that, under the Environment Protection Act … Continue reading EPA Victoria seeking feedback on draft greenhouse gas emissions guidelines

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed new legislation that will start the nation’s phase-down of environmentally harmful HFCs. Its first step in the proposal will be to establish baseline HFC manufacturing and consumption levels, enabling proper reduction targets to be developed. The EPA’s proposed plans further involve assessing and deploying ways to … Continue reading EPA moves to phase down HFCs In United States