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 The 66th Meeting of the
Multilateral Fund (MLF) concluded last week in Montreal with funds being cut,
or not approved, for projects that would replace (ozone depleting) HCFCs by ozone
friendly (but global warming unfriendly) HFCs. The MLF is the vehicle being
used to channel money from developed countries to developing countries to
phaseout HCFCs as agreed upon in the Montreal Protocol.
Most developed countries have
essentially completed the transition from HCFCs to HFCs and now face the task
of preparing for another transition to the primary replacements which include
HFOs (which have very low Global Warming Potential, GWP) and Hydrocarbons which
are flammable. New ASHRAE standards are being implemented to address the
critical safety and toxicity issues associated with the HFC replacements and
the HVAC industry faces another huge task of developing and optimizing products
for the new refrigerants and their unique properties.
 Proposals to convert from ODS to
chemicals with low global warming potentials (GWP) were approved at the
MLF meeting.
Read the full EIA Press Release
Editor's Note: CR4 would like to thank Larry Butz, President and CEO of GEA Consulting, for contributing this blog entry.
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