Lennox International Inc. announced a formal commitment to set science-based targets on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. They are joined by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), alongside a global coalition of companies leading the way toward tackling climate change.

With pressure exchanger technology, CO₂ refrigeration can break through the “CO₂ equator” and replace the higher global warming potential refrigerants used by 95%* of supermarkets in this region.

Earlier this year, refrigerant manufacturers, Honeywell and Chemours, asked the Supreme Court to review an August 2017 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, which stated the EPA could not ban HFCs through its Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program, because that program was designed only to address ozone-depleting substances.

The coalition charges that EPA violated the federal Clean Air Act when it effectively rescinded regulations prohibiting the use of HFCs through guidance, rather than a public rulemaking process.

The U.S. Climate Alliance has made substantial progress toward the implementation of its commitment to uphold its share the Paris Agreement. Sixteen states and Puerto Rico continue to be on track to collectively meet their share of the U.S. climate target to reduce emissions by 26 to 28 percent from 2005 levels by 2025.