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New concerns over HFO refrigerant in Germany

The German Federal Environment Agency (UBA) has come out in favour of CO2-based refrigerant R744 as a replacement for HFC-134a in mobile air conditioning systems after tests raised new safety concerns over another alternative, HFO-1234yf.

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The Danish government presents the programme of the Danish Presidency of the Council of the European Union ‘Europe at work'

Denmark took over the presidency of the EU on 1 January.

Read ENDS article on its provisional agenda of meetings

See also its website and full programme of work officially presented on 6 January