It directed that the EPA:ĭdress HFCs by providing new authorities in three main areas: to phase down the production and consumption of listed HFCs, manage these HFCs and their substitutes, and facilitate the transition to next-generation technologies. In December 2020, the EPA under the Biden administration passed the AIM Act.
The proposal would set annual “allocations” that gradually decline for each HFC producer and importer in the US. The EPA has proposed to slash the use of HFCs, a potent climate-warming gas, by 85% over the next 15 years. The AHRI represents more than 300 manufacturers of air conditioning, heating, and commercial refrigeration, and water heating equipment. This final rule will phase down the US production and consumption of HFCs by 85% over the next 15 years, as mandated by the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act that was enacted in December 2020. Today, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule establishing a comprehensive program to cap and phase down the production and consumption of climate-damaging hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in the United States. September 23 update: The EPA today released the following statement that confirms the finalization of the HFC rule: It’s also the Biden administration’s first concrete regulatory step to tackle emissions since the US’s announcement that it would slash emissions 50% by 2030. It’s the first time the federal government has set national limits on HFCs. The Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) and more than 35 other industry and environmental organizations, including the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers, petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in April to set national targets to curb the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in refrigerators, air conditioners, and other appliances.
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