Furthermore, the European Union has adopted the F-gas regulation and the MAC directive to curtail the emissions from fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases), including hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), to reduce
global warming potential (GWP) refrigerant usage.
Recent studies, however, showed that these substitute chemicals have a high
global warming potentials that are greater than carbon dioxide.
R32, a chlorine-free, single-component refrigerant, has a
global warming potential of about one- third compared to the more commonly used refrigerant R410A.
This program is part of an ongoing global effort to phase down the use of high
global warming potential (GWP) refrigerants and identify appropriate climate-friendly alternatives.
According to EPA, methane is a "potent" greenhouse gas with a
global warming potential more than 25 times greater than that of carbon dioxide.
The compound has low
global warming potential, low ozone-depleting potential, a favorable toxicology profile and is not considered a hazardous air pollutant (HAP) or toxic under other federal rules.
The
global warming potential is in the order of CFCgreater than N2O greater than CH4 greater than CO2.
Star believes that new European Union (EU) regulations will dramatically affect the cost and availability of synthetic refrigerants with high
global warming potential. As Europe begins its scheduled phase down of selected FIFC gases, Star is urging food manufacturers to take a long term, strategic view of their refrigeration systems--or face significant financial penalties.
The high performance industrial freezer operates on a low charge of natural refrigerant ammonia and has zero
global warming potential.
Methane has a
global warming potential 25 times that of carbon dioxide.
The vehicle scored well for '
Global Warming Potential' and 'Photochemical Oxidant Creation Potential'