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Pope Francis said the recent spate of hurricanes should prompt people to understand that humanity will “go down” if it does not address climate change and history will judge those who deny the science on its causes.

The global refrigerants market is estimated at USD 14.49 Billion in 2017 and is projected to reach USD 18.05 Billion by 2022, at a CAGR of 4.5% from 2017 to 2022. In this report, 2016 is considered the base year and the forecast period is from 2017 to 2022.

The IIR International Conference on the Application of HFO Refrigerants is calling for papers. Submission is quick and easy. Click here to visit the conference website for full details. The deadline for abstracts is Monday 2nd October.

Registration is now open for the HVAC & Refrigeration Show the UK’s only national exhibition for the refrigeration, air conditioning, ventilation, heating and heat pump sectors taking place at ExCeL, London from 23-25 January 2018.

The international treaty banning CFCs has helped to reduce U.S. greenhouse emissions, a new study has found.

On 25 August, the small Caribbean island country of Grenada installed its first two air-conditioning (AC) units to use hydrocarbons. The installation of the R290-based (propane) units is part of a regional demonstration project implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).

Italy-based CO₂ system supplier SCM Frigo has announced it will install a CO₂ transcritical system in a METRO Wholesale store in Beijing, China, by the end of this year. The system will be the first in China for both METRO AG and SCM Frigo.

Germany company Eberspaecher Suetrak will be presenting its system using CO₂ refrigerant for bus air-conditioning systems.

The Japan Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry Association (JRAIA) revealed their five-year push for CO₂ deregulation in a sign of growing adoption of CO₂ in the Japanese market.

Henningsen Cold Storage Company, a family-owned cold storage firm, has opened its second low-charge ammonia facility in Salem, Oregon.

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) enforces regulations passed by Congress, such as the Clean Air Act, that was passed in 1963 and has been regularly amended.

In a Refrigerant Week webinar, the component manufacturer said natural refrigerants are where regulation is leading the market, despite recent uncertainties with EPA’s SNAP program.

On 4 August, the European Commission decided to maintain a ban on HFCs in multipack centralised commercial refrigeration as originally adopted in the 2014 European F-Gas Regulation.

From 17-18 September, at the Crystal Palace Hotel in Tianjin, China, the International Symposium on Natural Working Fluid CO₂ Refrigeration and Heat Pump Technology will be held to discuss how to enhance the market competitiveness of CO₂ in China.

The European directive on mobile air-conditioning (MAC) entered into force in 2006. It introduces a gradual ban on greenhouse gases in passenger cars and light commercial vehicles. Since January 1, 2011, new vehicles’ air conditioning systems must be filled with a refrigerant with a lower GWP. R134a has been banned totally since January 2017. All cars must be equipped with a system with a GWP below 150.

It’s too soon to know the ultimate effect of the decision on U.S. EPA’s ability to regulate HFCs, but some say the momentum for natural refrigerants remains undiminished.

The F-gas ban on refrigerants with a GWP of 150 or more in multipack centralised refrigeration systems from 2022 will not need to be amended, the European Commission has decided.

Rhoss is the latest chiller manufacturer to offer low GWP refrigerant R1234ze in a new range of oil-free centrifugal chillers.

The Garden City Ammonia Program (GCAP), one of the leading technical schools for industrial ammonia training in North America, believes demand for cascade systems is increasing in the U.S.

America’s Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) says an appeal against last week’s court decision overturning EPA restrictions on HFCs is “very likely”.