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EU Policies: MAC Directive & F-Gas Regulation<br />
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MAC Directive<br />
The MAC Directive has set a precedent in setting a<br />
maximum allowable Global Warming Potential (GWP<br />
calculated over 100 years) value of below 150 that<br />
refrigerants used in mobile air conditioning (MAC) may<br />
not surpass. It has driven the interest in development<br />
and optimisation of MAC systems and components<br />
suitable for use with low-GWP natural refrigerant CO 2<br />
and more recently hydrocarbons, and also contributed<br />
to the adoption of natural refrigerants in other, mobile<br />
and stationary, applications.<br />
F-Gas Regulation<br />
The existing EU Regulation on fluorinated gases relies<br />
primarily on containment and recovery measures<br />
to prevent hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) emissions from<br />
the HVAC&R sector. However, part of the industry is<br />
preparing for more rigorous measures in the future:<br />
current discussions in the context of a likely revision of<br />
the Regulation indicate that more action is needed to<br />
reduce f-gas emissions in the EU if the bloc is to achieve<br />
its long-term greenhouse gas emission targets.
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