NASRC has published a free refrigerant transition hub to help navigate regulation changes implemented by the AIM Act, which authorizes the EPA to phase down HFC refrigerant greenhouse gas emissions by 85% by 2036.
In a long-awaited decision, the U.S. Supreme Court today curtailed the authority of the EPA to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from existing sources.
ABM announced its enthusiastic support of the new Clean Air in Buildings Challenge and will continue its commitment to safeguard the places and spaces people occupy every day.
While proponents claim that electrification is necessary to reduce global warming, critics say that it limits choices for consumers and that some electric technologies may not be as efficient or reliable as their fossil fuel counterparts.
The U.S. EPA has issued its “Clean Air in Buildings Challenge,” guidelines intended to help building owners and managers improve the quality of the air inside the buildings they operate.
The HFC phasedown and impending transition to lower-GWP refrigerants were top-of-mind at the recent AHR Expo. With the AIM Act, there is no stopping the transition to A2L refrigerants.
The Interagency Task Force on Illegal HFC Trade announced that over the past 10 weeks, it has prevented illegal HFC shipments equivalent to approximately 530,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions.
There have been jokes in the HVAC industry about smuggling R-22 ever since the refrigerant phasedown was announced, but a Texas man isn’t laughing after getting sentenced for doing just that.