EIA Urges U.K. to Adopt National Cooling Plan that Includes Natural Refrigerants

This Week in Natural Refrigerants News: Friday July 10th, 2026

The articles in the podcast are as follows: 1. ATMOsphere Launches Global Directory for Natural Refrigerant Equipment Manufacturers, Distributors, Installers and Consultants [https://naturalrefrigerants.com/news/atmosphere-launches-global-directory-for-natural-refrigerant-equipment-manufacturers-distributors-installers-and-consultants/] 2. ATMO America: IIAR Updating CO2 Safety Standard to Address High-Pressure Issues [https://naturalrefrigerants.com/news/atmo-america-iiar-updating-co2-safety-standard-to-address-high-pressure-issues/] 3. ATMO America: M&M Carnot Outlines Advantages of CO2 for Data Center Cooling [https://naturalrefrigerants.com/news/mm-carnot-outlines-advantages-of-co2-for-data-center-cooling/] 4. EIA Urges U.K. to Adopt National Cooling Plan that Includes Natural Refrigerants [https://naturalrefrigerants.com/news/eia-urges-u-k-to-adopt-national-cooling-plan-that-includes-natural-refrigerants/] 5. Arneg Offering R290 Glycol Chillers for Small-Format Stores [https://naturalrefrigerants.com/news/arneg-offering-r290-glycol-chillers-for-small-format-stores/]

EIA Urges U.K. to Adopt National Cooling Plan that Includes Natural Refrigerants

The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA)’s London office has released a briefing urging the U.K. government to publish a National Cooling Action Plan that, among other things, calls for an accelerated phaseout of f-gases and the adoption of natural refrigerants. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com [https://naturalrefrigerants.com/news/eia-urges-u-k-to-adopt-national-cooling-plan-that-includes-natural-refrigerants/]

Singapore Sets a GWP 150 Limit for New Supermarket Refrigeration and MAC Systems

Singapore’s National Environment Agency (NEA) has announced a limit of GWP 150 [https://www.nea.gov.sg/media/news/news/index/nea-to-introduce-measures-to-further-reduce-emissions-from-refrigeration-and-air-conditioning-equipment] for refrigerants in supermarket refrigeration and mobile air-conditioning (MAC), with the supermarket restriction coming into force July 2027 and the MAC restriction July 2028.  Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com [https://naturalrefrigerants.com/news/singapore-sets-a-gwp-150-limit-for-new-supermarket-refrigeration-and-mac-systems/]

ATMO America: M&M Carnot Outlines Advantages of CO2 for Data Center Cooling

With 10 years of experience in CO2 (R744)-based data center cooling in North America, M&M Carnot, a subsidiary of Johnson Controls, outlined the refrigerant’s advantages and key market trends in a presentation at ATMOsphere America Summit 2026. M&M Carnot has deployed over 260 CO2 systems for data center cooling, including 200 computer-room air conditioners (CRAC), 41 chiller/heat pumps and 20 in-row AC units.  Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com [https://naturalrefrigerants.com/news/mm-carnot-outlines-advantages-of-co2-for-data-center-cooling/]

Star Refrigeration Installs 290kW Low-Charge Ammonia System in J D Wetherspoon Distribution Center in the U.K.

Star Refrigeration has installed a 290kW (82.4TR) low-charge ammonia (R717) system [https://www.star-ref.co.uk/case-studies/storage-distribution/star-refrigerations-low-charge-ammonia-system-saves-nearly-200k-annually-at-dhl-j-d-wetherspoon-distribution-centre-in-daventry/] in a warehouse in Daventry, England, for British pub operator J D Wetherspoon. The 192,000m3 (6,780,416ft3) warehouse stores food, drink and other consumables and serves as a national distribution hub for the chain. The facility is divided into three areas: a 31,000m3 (1,094,754ft3) frozen store, a 24,000m3 (847,552ft3) chilled store and a 137,000m3 (4,838,109ft3) ambient store. The facility is operated by DHL on behalf of J D Wetherspoon. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com [https://naturalrefrigerants.com/news/star-refrigeration-installs-290kw-low-charge-ammonia-system-in-j-d-wetherspoon-distribution-center-in-the-u-k/]