International Conference on Natural Refrigerants | October 19-20, 2009, Brussels, Belgium
Press KitThis page is meant to help journalists to cover the international conference on Natural Refrigerants Atmosphere 2009 (19-20 October 2009) and the "Recommendations for Copenhagen" supporting natural working fluids towards Copenhagen negotiators (18 October 2009). For any detailed media enquiry, please contact the respective persons in charge of the different events. Speakers BioRajendra Shende - United Nations Environment Programme   Lambert Kuijpers - TEAP  Steve Gorman - World Bank  Thomas Verheye - European Commission  Volkmar Hasse - Proklima GTZ  David Kanter - Greenpeace International   Keilly Witman - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency  Fionnuala Walravens - Environmental Investigation Agency  Antoine Azar - The Coca-Cola Company  Rene van Gerwen - Unilever  Andy Campbell - Tesco  Contact for MediaFor general media enquiries, please contact Michael Kessler, Media Coordinator, at: mkessler@ya.com or call: +34 655 792 699 For enquiries about Atmosphere 2009 and the industry / technology background, For enquiries about the "Recommendations for Copenhagen" and the political background, | Atmosphere2009 Twitter« Natural refrigerants will finally put an end to the long and disastrous story of fluorinated substances. » « Good intentions is not enough to stimulate green behavior – regulatory support must be present. » « Large end-users have a responsibility to drive innovation for minimising the environmental impact of their cold chain. Natural refrigerants play an important role in that. » « The technology is available to make sustainable refrigerant solutions in Northern Europa - the question is if the EC is ready for this technology. » « Large end-users have a responsibility to drive innovation for minimising the environmental impact of their cold chain. Natural refrigerants play an important role in that. » « Ammonia is such an efficient refrigerant that industry could never afford to move away from it. » « Anyone who thought that the F Gas Regulations have neutralised the HFC problem needs to think again. Halocarbon emissions still account for some 13% of man made global warming. » « Natural Refrigerants will dominate the market in commercial and industrial refrigeration within several years. » « This conference is essential in the run up to Copenhagen. It needs to persuade the EU to investigate how trade standards hinder the adoption of natural refrigerants. » « Hydrocarbons refrigerants are an excellent alternative for HCFCs. » « Just as the world is waking up to the need to respond urgently to climate change, we now understand the impact of high GWP refrigerants is many times worse than even we had imagined. » « Natural Refrigerants provide the only environmentally acceptable alternatives to synthetic refrigerants. » « Atmosphere 2009 must play a transformative and catalytic role in ensuring natural refrigerant solutions are urgently rolled out across the globe. » « Marginal income from carbon markets will affect the competitiveness of natural refrigerants. » « Atmosphere 2009 needs to ensure that policymakers understand that we stand ready to provide the solutions required by the imperative amendment of both the ozone and climate treaties later this year. » « For commercial refrigeration applications in supermarkets, I see CO2 as the future refrigerant. » « I believe that natural refrigerants offer the most efficient cooling systems. » « Hydrocarbons are used safely in all walks of life from hairspray and cooking gas to fuel for cars and airplanes. » If you want to meet our speakers, join us at Atmosphere 2009   |
