Joint letter to the European Commission on the ban of HFCs in the shipping sector

A coalition of environmental NGOs is calling on the European Commission to implement subsector-specific "placing on the market" (POM) prohibitions for new HFC-based equipment in the shipping sector. The letter argues that current recovery and containment measures are insufficient, noting leakage rates in the current fleet can reach up to 200% annually. The coalition asserts that applying containment and recovery measures could reduce maritime HFC emissions by 40% by 2020 compared to business-as-usual, at a cost of €22/tonne, which is lower than the average cost of other HFC reduction measures.

• The coalition advocates for subsector-specific "placing on the market" (POM) prohibitions for new HFC-based equipment in the maritime sector, arguing these are the only way to ensure HFC elimination where technically feasible, cost-effective, energy-efficient, and safe alternatives exist.
• The maritime sector currently experiences extremely high HFC leakage rates, with some equipment requiring refilling twice within a single year (up to 200%).
• Implementing containment and recovery measures for equipment already on the market is estimated to reduce maritime HFC emissions by 40% by 2020 compared to business-as-usual (BAU).
• The cost of applying containment and recovery measures in the maritime sector is estimated at €22/tonne, which is lower than the average cost of €41/tonne for other HFC reduction measures.
• The coalition notes that neither the current EU work program nor the International Maritime Organization (IMO) have plans to address HFCs at present.

APA

Dings, J., Filzmoser, E., & Perry, C. (2012). Joint letter to the European Commission on the ban of HFCs in the shipping sector. Carbon Market Watch. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/publications/joint-letter-to-the-european-commission-on-the-ban-of-hfcs-in-the-shipping-sector/

Chicago

Dings, Jos, Eva Filzmoser, and Clare Perry. Joint letter to the European Commission on the ban of HFCs in the shipping sector. Carbon Market Watch, 2012. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/publications/joint-letter-to-the-european-commission-on-the-ban-of-hfcs-in-the-shipping-sector/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{dings2012joint, author = {Dings, Jos and Filzmoser, Eva and Perry, Clare}, title = {{Joint letter to the European Commission on the ban of HFCs in the shipping sector}}, publisher = {Carbon Market Watch}, year = {2012}, month = sep, url = {https://carbonmarketwatch.org/publications/joint-letter-to-the-european-commission-on-the-ban-of-hfcs-in-the-shipping-sector/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }