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Cooling times discussed at The Grape Company |
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HC open day an event to remember |
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Eurocool celebrates a successful 2016 |
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21 st celebration sets pace for the road ahead |
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Chillventa 2016 – an overview |
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Swing to natural refrigerants in developing countries |
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ASD in cold store and freezer environments( Part 2) |
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Mobile racking in South African fruit stores |
Since Donald Trump won the US presidential elections, the speculation and the debate as to how his |
impact on total emissions— this remains to be seen.
South Africa has already started towards
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reduce global carbon emissions. If the carbon emissions from the production and the cultivation of food that is lost were to |
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presidency would affect the global |
the phase down of HFCs; less funding for |
be combined, it would rank only second |
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economy has continued unabated. To |
specific initiatives in this regard could delay |
to China as the world’ s largest emitter of |
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many, some of his policies and business |
the desired outcome. |
carbon emissions and above that of the |
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leadership style appear ruthless and |
At a time when the economy is sluggish, |
US, which is currently the second largest. All |
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unconventional. America remains the |
it is more challenging for environmental |
indications are that the approach towards |
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world’ s largest economy and the US under |
consideration to override the financial |
food loss will assist to reach the target of |
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Trump will impact on global trade, foreign |
when making medium and long-term |
halving it by 2030. |
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intervention in civil wars, immigration, and |
investments in infrastructure. In the past six |
The national skills competition to be held |
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international collaboration to reduce global |
months, the Fees Must Fall campaign, the |
in Durban in February 2017 promises to be |
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warming. Until he is sworn in as president |
increase in crime, rising unemployment, |
a successful event, and an appeal is made |
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and given a chance to prove his leadership, |
high incidences of commercial crime, and |
to all industry role players to give it the fullest |
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the speculation will remain. |
political volatility have taken its toll on the |
support. |
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What is of deep concern, especially |
South African economy’ s growth prospects. |
The transport industry eagerly awaits |
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to the HVAC & R industry, is his statements |
Fees Must Fall has increased spending on |
the first commercial test to be done on the |
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about cutting back on US funding towards |
policing and caused major disruption in |
thermal performance of insulated vehicle |
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global environmental agreements that are |
traffic flow and damage to both institutional |
bodies in the GIZ chamber at the SABS in |
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aimed at preserving our planet for future generations. More so at a time when the |
infrastructure and public transport— all being costly to replace. Paying a premium |
Pretoria. Indications are that the first tests will be done before March 2017. |
John Ackermann |
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Montreal Protocol( MP) signatories have agreed in principle to include the phase |
for new air conditioning or refrigeration plant to be more environmentally friendly |
The devastating fire at AMS in Cape Town serves as a wake-up call to many in |
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out of HFCs in the agreement. If the US cuts |
is not that easy when margins are under |
the industry to prepare for such unexpected |
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back on funding to the MP, it will have an |
threat because of a struggling economy. |
disasters. The recovery after the fire and the |
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impact on developing countries, including |
Still within the environmental arena, a |
support by the industry towards AMS getting |
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South Africa, in meeting the set time frames. |
new stance towards reducing food loss |
back on their feet is certainly a fine example |
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Trump has justified the funding cutback |
was advocated at the Carrier Global |
of resilience and goodwill. Read more on |
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by saying that the US needs to take care |
Cold Chain Summit held in Singapore in |
page 7. |
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of its own environmental matters first. In |
December 2016. Reducing food loss— |
To our many supportive readers, may the |
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being the world’ s second largest source |
estimated at above 30 % of the world’ s total |
financial rewards of business in 2017 exceed |
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of carbon emissions, if the US spent more |
food production— will not only alleviate |
forecasts and may greater environmental |
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to accelerate the reduction of their own |
hunger( statistically, one in nine people |
strides be made— collectively— towards |
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carbon emissions, it would have a positive |
go to bed hungry each night), but also |
saving our natural resources. |
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