Presentazione del Dott. Didier Coulomb (International Institute of Refrigeration IIR) al XVI Convegno Europeo il 13 giugno 2015 - 3a sessione

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XVI EUROPEAN CONFERENCE
MILAN, ITALY
JUNE 2015
Didier COULOMB
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF REFRIGERATION ― www.iifiir.org
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International context
• The European Union: A F-gas regulation and a MAC directive in 2007 +
a new F-gas regulation starting in 2015 with a phase down of HFCs.
• Additional taxes and bans in various European countries
• New measures in the USA and in Japan
 Increasing international pressure
 Key negotiation: Paris 2015 United Nations Conference on climate change
 Phase down of high global warming refrigerants in the near future with or
without an international decision
 Similar actions to the European actions will be decided and implemented
in many other countries
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Regulations: IIR Informatory Note (still IIR members only)

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Conséquences:
• reducing leakages
• changing the systems ...
• need of a planification as soon as possible in any company
• prices of HFCs will increase
• Training is necessary
an obligation for fluorinated gases
a need for other refrigerants
 REAL Alternatives …
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