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EC Sues Germany Over Fluorochemical

by Marc S. Reisch
December 21, 2015 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 93, Issue 49

The European Commission is taking Germany to the Court of Justice over the country’s failure to prevent Daimler’s use of a high-global-warming-potential car air-conditioning refrigerant, hydrofluorocarbon-134a, four years after it was banned in Europe. Daimler, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, maintains that the only viable alternative at this point, hydrofluoroolefin-1234yf, poses an unacceptable fire hazard. Other carmakers have made the switch. The Court of Justice is charged with ensuring uniform enforcement of laws across all of Europe.

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