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Australia joins global methane pledge
AUSTRALIA HAS FINALLY joined the Global Methane Pledge joining more than 120 countries committed to reducing emissions across all industry sectors.
The goal is to cut emissions by at least 30 per cent below 2020 levels by 2030.
The Global Methane Pledge is a voluntary commitment with 122 signatories including the United States, United Kingdom and the European Union.
Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen said the pledge promotes an aspirational global
target for countries to work together to reduce global methane emissions.
“The Australian Government will continue to partner with industry to decarbonise the economy and pursue emissions reduction initiatives across energy and waste sectors including capturing waste methane to generate electricity,” Bowen said.
Australian Government investment will include up to $3 billion from the $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund to support investment in low emissions technologies and
LEFT: The Global Methane Pledge is a voluntary commitment with 122 signatories.
RIGHT: Climate Change Minister, Chris Bowen.
component manufacturing as well as agricultural methane reduction.
The Global Methane Pledge is based on data from the United Nations Environment Programme Global Methane Assessment. That report highlights the critical role that cutting methane emissions plays in slowing the rate of global warming.
Methane is a highly potent greenhouse gas that absorbs heat 84 times faster than carbon dioxide over a 20-year period.
Just last month US president Joe Biden announced plans to tighten US rules on methane leaks.
“These new measures would cut methane emissions from the US oil and gas industry by 85 per cent compared with 2005 levels,” he said.
Alliance to expand sustainable cold chain
THE CHEMOURS COMPANY has formed an alliance with Bohn de Mexico, a leading commercial and industrial refrigeration equipment technology and manufacturing company with a presence in the Latin American region.
As part of the alliance, Bohn de Mexico will adopt the non-ozone depleting (ODP) and low global warming potential (GWP) refrigerants Opteon XL20 (R-454 C), Opteon XL 40(R-454A), and Opteon XL10 (R-1234yf) for its new line of BOHN Ecoflex condensing units.
Refrigerants development leader for Mexico CAC and the Andean region for Chemours Opteon, Miguel Escamilla, said today users in the refrigeration industry demand efficient and affordable solutions that comply with current environmental regulations and support them in meeting their sustainability goals.
"The transition to the use of low GWP refrigerants is one of the trends that will define the present and future sustainability of the HVACR industry in Mexico and the world.
“We are excited to provide Bohn de Mexico with our Opteon XL refrigerant solutions for their new line of Ecoflex refrigeration systems."
The Opteon XL refrigerant line offers very low
GWP solutions that fit perfectly with Bohn de Mexico's new generation of Ecoflex equipment that provide cutting-edge technological innovations for optimal energy efficiency of refrigeration systems, as well as help the company meet its sustainability goals.
“THIS NEW EQUIPMENT WILL ENABLE AN EASIER TRANSITION TO SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES.”
This new equipment will enable an easier transition to sustainable technologies by reducing the need for high investment, operating costs for conversion, and adjustment to all store sizes and refrigeration requirements.
BOHN director of engineering and quality, Eloy Epinosa, said the frozen food chain needs an extensive and reliable spare parts supply network.
The failure of a component or refrigerant for a few hours can lead to huge losses.
“The partnership between BOHN and Chemours will also ensure the availability of replacement products at the various locations where the systems will be installed, leveraging Chemours' network of authorized distributors that already supply traditional fluids,” he said.
Chemours has tripled capacity for HFO-1234yf at its Corpus Christi plant and is working to Opteon capacity by approximately 40 per cent. ✺
ABOVE: The new line of BOHN Ecoflex condensing units.
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