Chapter 3
3.12 Mobile Air Conditioning (MAC) for Buses and Trains
It is important to note that the survey only looked at mobile air conditioning for buses and trains, not at personal vehicles. These are covered by the MAC Directive.
Figure 3.12.1 Do you support a full ban on new HFC-based equipment in the mobile air conditioning sector by 2024?
There is currently no ban on new HFC-based MAC equipment for buses and trains in Annex III of the current F-Gas Regulation.
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Stakeholders were asked how this lack of a market prohibition has affected the sector in terms of 1) increasing the uptake of climate-friendly alternative technologies; 2) increasing the development of climate-friendly alternative technologies; and 3) increasing the price competitiveness of climate-friendly alternative technologies.
8% No
Ninety-two percent of survey respondents said the lack of a sectoral ban has slowed the uptake of climate-friendly alternative technologies, while 92% said it also slowed the development of such technologies. The majority of respondents (83%) believed that it negatively impacted the price competitiveness of alternative technology. Respondents were asked if they thought this sector would have fully converted to natural refrigerants by now had a sectoral ban been included for 2020. The majority (67%) were positive that this would have happened by 2020. When asked whether they support a full ban on HFC-based equipment in mobile air conditioners by 2024, a resounding 92% said they did.
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Market Readiness Per Sector
92% Yes
