European Chemicals Agency Committee Finds TFA Should be Classified as Reproductively Toxic

European Chemicals Agency Committee Finds TFA Should be Classified as Reproductively Toxic

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)’s Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) has concluded that trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), formed in the atmosphere by the breakdown of certain f-gases, should be classified and labelled as toxic to reproduction. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com [https://naturalrefrigerants.com/news/european-chemicals-agency-committee-finds-tfa-should-be-classified-as-reproductively-toxic/]

ATMO America: Flow Environmental Systems CO2 Heat Pumps Help Major American Tech Company Decarbonize

A major American tech company is decarbonizing hydronic space heating and domestic hot water production in its San Francisco Bay Area buildings by replacing legacy gas boilers with water-to-water CO2 (R744) heat pumps manufactured by Flow Environmental Systems. Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com [https://naturalrefrigerants.com/news/flow-environmental-co2-heat-pumps-cisco-bay-area-buildings/]

U.K. Government Delays HFC Phasedown Reform

After receiving industry input, the U.K.’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has announced that it will delay implementing changes to the country’s HFC phasedown schedule. The proposed changes, which were open for public comment from November 5 to December 17, 2025, were intended to address shortcomings in the U.K.’s HFC phase-out commitments.  Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com. [https://naturalrefrigerants.com/news/u-k-government-delays-hfc-phasedown-reform/]

Elemental Impact’s Data Center Innovation Initiative Will Provide Up to $5 Million in Funding for Cooling Tech That Reduces Energy and Water Use

Elemental Impact, a nonprofit that invests in climate tech, has launched [https://elementalimpact.com/dcii-press-release/] the Data Center Innovation Initiative (DCII), with up to $5 million (€4.3 million) in funding available to companies developing “novel industrial cooling solutions to reduce energy and water use.” Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com [https://naturalrefrigerants.com/news/elemental-impacts-data-center-innovation-initiative-will-provide-up-to-5-million-in-funding-for-cooling-tech-that-reduces-energy-and-water-use/]

ALDI Tops the EIA’s 2026 U.S. Climate-Friendly Supermarket Scorecard

ALDI achieved the highest score [https://eia.org/press-releases/food-price-affordability-no-barrier-to-first-place-on-climate-friendly-supermarket-scorecard/] among 16 U.S. food retailers in the Environmental Investigation Agency’s (EIA) 2026 Climate-Friendly Supermarkets Scorecard, which evaluates the progress supermarkets are making in phasing out HFCs from their refrigeration systems.  Read the full story on NaturalRefrigerants.com [https://naturalrefrigerants.com/news/aldi-tops-the-eias-2026-u-s-climate-friendly-supermarket-scorecard/]