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EU bans polluters
The EU aims to drastically cut the power consumption of air conditioners. Inefficient units will be gradually withdrawn from the market as of 2013. At the same time, the EU is introducing an improved energy labelling system by which consumers will have a better idea of how much electricity their units consume. Jochen Flasbarth, President of the Federal Environment Agency (UBA), applauds the new EU regulations and says, “Energy efficiency and energy saving are the keys to the switch to an climate-friendly energy supply system. It is quite impressive that the use of energy-efficient air conditioners alone could make the output of about three coal power plants in the EU unnecessary.“ Since air conditioners are becoming more and more popular, their power consumption could more than double by 2020 without introduction of these regulations. The EU has thereby initiated steps to counteract this trend. read more
