[HIGHLIGHTS] EU ban on harmful gases: What consumers should know about refrigerators and heat pumps

EU ban on harmful gases: What consumers should know about refrigerators and heat pumps. As of: January 29, 2024, 7:49 p.m By: Amy Walker CommentsPressSplit Climate-damaging F-gases are contained in refrigerators, heat pumps and air conditioning systems.

For some products this should end as early as 2026. The EU also wants to double the pace of installing heat pumps by 2030. Some well-known heat pump manufacturers use the natural refrigerant R290.