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EU Parliament votes to phase out 'super' greenhouse gases
2014-03-13 03:39:10| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Efforts to ban businesses from using new refrigerators that emit harmful hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) have taken a major step forward, after MEPs yesterday backed new legislation in the European Union. At a plenary session in Strasbourg, the EU Parliament voted through proposals to prohibit the use of HFCs in new equipment in a number of sectors, most notably commercial refrigeration and air conditioning, by 2022. The law would also impact new fire protection equipment, aerosols, and foams. HFCs...
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