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Global Policy Session |
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Philip Owen - Towards a global phase-down of HFCs an EU response
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published on 16 March 2015
Philip Owen from the European Commission, and specifically DG Climate Action, presented on the EU’s response towards a global phase-down of HFCs. In speaking of the need for both developed and developing countries to complement action on keeping climate change below 2°C, with appropriate financial contributions where needed. Owen highlighted an emerging EU proposal seeing the challenge for developed countries in stimulating innovation, as well as the need for developing a fair deal for developing countries in phasing out ozone depleting substances.
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Philippe Chemouny - North American proposal to phase down HFCs under the Montreal Protocol
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published on 16 March 2015
Philippe Chemouny, from Environment Canada, discussed the North American proposal to phase down HFCs under the Montreal Protocol. An agreement needs to be reached on appropriate baselines and reduction schedules for both Article 5 and non-Article 5 countries under the Montreal Protocol. Challenges need to be addressed given the vast difference in consumption levels between developed and developing countries, in addition to differing opinions with regard to the technical feasibility of alternatives to HFCs.
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Motoyuki Kumakura - Video presentation
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published on 16 March 2015
Motoyuki Kumakura, from the Japanese Ministry of Environment (MOE) provided a promising update on Japan’s measures aimed at reducing f-gases and initiatives promoting natural refrigerants to the audience of ATMOsphere Europe 2015. As Kumakura highlighted, Japan enacted a law to phase-out f-gases already in 2001, but its measures in the recent strengthening of the regulations have been largely influenced by the EU’s move to reinforce f-gas controls this year. As Kumakura emphasised, however, cost still remains a drawback. For this reason the Japanese Government provides support to facilitate their introduction. For instance, the MOE has provided 5 billion Japanese Yen (€38,344) of subsidies to around 60 companies in Japan.
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Clare Perry - Elements for a successful phase-out of HFCs under the Montreal Protocol
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published on 16 March 2015
The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) was represented by Clare Perry, who emphasised that there is a need for a stronger role played by developing countries in the HFCs phase-down. Furthermore, whilst the Montreal Protocol has been successful in many ways, data on HFCs use and consumption needs to improve for strengthened negotiations. Additionally, she highlighted that a more balanced debate needs to come to the fore: The Natural Refrigerant industry in Europe has a key role to play in revising standards and balancing the debate for instance.
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Market Trends Session |
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Stuart Webb - Segment trends - CO2 systems in Europe
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published on 16 March 2015
Stuart Webb, Carrier’s international sales support for CO2, presented new figures on the growth of supply for both cascade and transcritical systems in European supermarkets, with a positive trend in discount retailers and new emerging technology for the south. In addition to this, Carrier described the opening of their upcoming CO2OL academy which will look to train the natural-refrigerant engineers of tomorrow.
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Eric Delforge - Challenges & drivers for industrial refrigeration and heat pumps
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published on 16 March 2015
Eric Delforge of Mayekawa looked at the drivers and challenges for the use of natural refrigerants in Europe with a focus on the use of ammonia. Delforge focused on the impact that recent EU policy will have and where there are opportunities for further consolidation of momentum for the mainstream use of natural refrigerants.
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Torben M. Hansen - Market trends - Advansor 2015
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published on 16 March 2015
Torben Hansen of Advansor showed how their technology is advancing to be able to tackle the challenges of providing CO2 refrigeration systems for higher-ambient temperatures. Hansen projected that the CO2 equator is soon to be abolished due to these advances in technology.
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Francesco Mastrapasqua - Ensuring stable growth of environmentally sustainable systems
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published on 16 March 2015
Francesco Mastrapasqua of EPTA presented EPTA’s newest technology for supermarket and hypermarkets. In addition to this, Mastrapasqua presented information about EPTA’s training centre in the UK which has been in operation since 2009.
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