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Consumer Goods Forum pledges to phase out HFCs

THE Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), a body comprising over 650 retailers, manufacturers, service providers and other stakeholders from 70 countries, has pledged to phase out HFCs from 2015. CGF members boast a combined turnover of $2.8 trillion and include, in the UK, retailers Alliance Boots, Booker, M&S, Tesco and Waitrose, and manufacturers GlaxoSmithKline, British American Tobacco, Innocent Drinks, Kraft Foods and Kimberley Clark.
The statement made today on the opening day of the sixth United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris said that the CGF board recognised the increasing contribution that HFCs make to total greenhouse gas emissions.

'We are therefore taking action to mobilize resources within our respective businesses to begin phasing-out HFC refrigerants as of 2015 and replace them with non-HFC refrigerants (natural refrigerant alternatives) where these are legally allowed and available for new purchases of point-of-sale units and large refrigeration installations.'

It said it recognised that barriers exist to wide scale adoption of more climate-friendly refrigeration - legislation, availability, cost, safety, maintenance and servicing - but would 'work to overcome those barriers by strengthening existing collaborative platforms and initiatives'.

It also said that it would 'use our collective influence to encourage our supply base to develop natural refrigerant technologies that meet our business demand under commercially viable conditions'.

The IOR Annual Conference – a conference on-demand

Delegates to the IOR Annual Conference taking place from 21 to 22 April will get the chance to access the event live and all sessions and recordings for up six months afterwards providing fantastic value and allowing anyone registering for the event ...

  01-Apr-2021

Panasonic’s Aquarea Loop transforms retrofit heating and cooling

Panasonic Heating & Cooling Solutions has introduced the Aquarea Loop, a new decentralised water-to-air heat pump designed for optimal energy efficiency. This system operates with a low-temperature central water loop of 20° - 30°C year-round, ...

  12-Feb-2025

RFGC - New Sanhua Thermostatic Expansion Valve ready for R290

The main body in stainless steel guarantees an increased robustness and the certainly of a lead-free material and welding is in copper. RFGC 06 series has been designed and optimized for application with propane (R290).
  03-Feb-2025
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