APPLiA - F-gas plenary vote is a major setback for heat pumps in Europe
Brussels, 30 March 2023 - Today’s plenary vote narrowly backing the quick phaseout of F-gas refrigerants for some applications will significantly limit the number of heat pumps available in certain market segments, pushing consumers back to fossil fuels with severe consequences for health and the planet.
The European Parliament is set to approve an important regulation of the Fit for 55 package, aiming to limit the use of fluorinated gases (F-gases) in the European Union.
Tomorrow, the European Parliament is expected to take a big step towards making imported products purchased in the EU as well as online shopping safer for EU consumers.
Tomorrow, the European Parliament is set to approve a set of measures to further reduce harmful ozone-depleting substances, which cause the so-called ‘ozone hole’.