EU chides Italy on fluorocarbon regulation
Must limit greenhouse gas or face European Court of Justice
26 April, 16:42
The warning came as Italy and Malta were given a two-month deadline to present its plan to formalize training and certification requirements for businesses using the agent. The countries must also notify the EU of the penalties they will put in place for those who break the rules. EU regulations call for firms to use environmentally friendly alternatives or to reduce losses from equipment containing fluorocarbons. Fluorocarbons, which are also referred to as perfluorocarbons or PFCs, are molecules constructed to act as refrigerants in items such as air conditioners, refrigerators and insulation bonding.
Fluorocarbons are often turned to as a substitute to chlorofluorocarbons, which are harmful to the ozone layer. But Fluorocarbons have been found to raise the threat of global warming, in some cases thousands of times more so than CO2 gases.
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(ANSA) - Brussels, April 26 - Italy must comply with European Union standards on potent greenhouse gases known as fluorocarbons or face trial at the European Court of Justice, the European Commission said Thursday.
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