Johnson Controls to fund green HVAC refrigerant research
Johnson Controls announced Tuesday that it would spend $50 million to reduce the use of HVAC market refrigerants that contribute to global warming.
The Milwaukee-based company was a participant in a roundtable discussion at the White House that outlined President Barack Obama’s climate action plan. The administration says that hydrofluorocarbon emissions from U.S. industries – aka greenhouse gases – are expected to double by 2020 and could triple by 2030.