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  1. King Review: Use available car technologies now

    r744.com » R744.com - News Feeds - Apr 30, 2008

    Bringing existing technologies to market now is key to achieving significant GHG reductions in the UK, Prof. Julia King stressed at a Brussels event yesterday. Meanwhile, Nicholas Stern, author of the high-profile

  2. US: Work in progress to remove barriers to R744

    r744.com » R744.com - News Feeds - Apr 16, 2008

    An expert group is meeting today to continue progress in issuing key recommendations on CO2 (R744) Mobile Air Conditioning. R744.com presents here the key points of the latest draft report under discussion, which can

  3. Natural alternatives to HCFCs explored in Montreal

    r744.com » R744.com - News Feeds - Apr 10, 2008

    CO2-based refrigeration and heating applications feature as strong candidates to replace HCFCs worldwide and reduce ozone and climate impacts altogether, it emerged from an expert meeting organized by the European

  4. Nations agree climate plan at UN Bangkok talks

    r744.com » R744.com - News Feeds - Apr 7, 2008

    The first major climate change talks since the Bali meeting last December have wound up in Bangkok with a schedule for how the 189 nations will work towards a new global climate treaty over the next 18 months.

  5. South Korea to cut emissions & tighten fuel efficiency

    r744.com » R744.com - News Feeds - Mar 28, 2008

    From August on, South Korea will impose fuel efficiency ratings on new vehicles to cut fuel consumption by 15% from 2004 levels. The measure is part of the country’s first-ever plan to freeze overall greenhouse gas

  6. EU leaders set tight schedule for climate change deal

    r744.com » R744.com - News Feeds - Mar 19, 2008

    The 27 EU head of states have agreed to push forward an ambitious climate change package to be adopted latest in spring 2009. Meanwhile, an EU-wide survey has shown that global warming remains the main environmental

  7. UK budget targets gas guzzlers & efficient homes

    r744.com » R744.com - News Feeds - Mar 14, 2008

    Buyers of high-polluting cars will pay an extra £950 in the first year while clean cars will be exempted from any tax, the UK Budget 2008 revealed on Wednesday. While also boosting zero-carbon buildings, the government

  8. EPA California decision attacked by politicians & staff

    r744.com » R744.com - News Feeds - Mar 12, 2008

    The pressure on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is mounting as a new Congress bill seeks to overturn a decision preventing 13 U.S. states from setting own car emission limits. Meanwhile, in a joint letter

  9. EU Ministers back climate change deal & CO2 car strategy

    r744.com » R744.com - News Feeds - Mar 5, 2008

    EU Environment Ministers have supported the European Commission proposals to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2020 and set a 120 g/km CO2 limit for cars by 2012. A timely adoption of the full EU climate change

  10. California to limit HFCs in cars & commercial refrigeration

    r744.com » R744.com - News Feeds - Feb 19, 2008

    Restrictions for the use of high global warming refrigerants in Mobile Air Conditioning and Commercial Refrigeration are gradually taking place in California. Two public workshops in February mentioned CO2 as a viable

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