Following the UN Climate Summit, the European Partnership for Energy and the Environment (EPEE) issued a pledge in which the European refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump industry commits to taking concrete, proactive action to facilitate the implementation of the EU F-gas Regulation.
EPEE director general, Andrea Voigt, said:
“EPEE members are determined to make the EU’s new F-gas rules work and are ready to help the EU and its Member States reach their targets and ensure that Europe remains a leader in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.”
The commitments focus on two main areas: education, in terms of raising awareness and promoting the rules, and supporting a smooth and viable transition towards lower emission technologies.
EPEE’s education commitments include organising regular and tailored events to raise awareness of the new rules, developing specific communication tools to enhance industry’s understanding of its new obligations, and increasing co-operation with installers, owners, and schools to ensure all parts of the chain understand their responsibilities.
It will also set up a Low Emissions Task Force to examine how to overcome barriers, which prevent the uptake of low emissions technologies, as well as monitor the effectiveness of the EU F-gas Regulation and raise global awareness.
Andrea said:
“EPEE supports the new EU rules and is calling for global action to tackle and reduce HFC consumption in a way that is economically viable, compatible with high safety standards, and has energy efficiency at its heart.
“We believe our pledge has the dual purpose of acting as a catalyst for action at the global level and ensuring that the EU F-gas Regulation is properly implemented and monitored.”