EPA plan to phase down production of HFCs used in fridges, air conditioners should not stress consumers
Posted May 10, 2021
The EPA announced May 3, 2021, that it plans to phase down the use of hyrdofluorocarbons used in refrigeration and air conditioning. In this photo a crane lifts an old refrigerator to the chute of the recycling chipper on May 24, 2011, for recycling by JACO Environmental in Stow, Ohio.The Plain Dealer
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CLEVELAND, Ohio – After the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency took steps last week to reduce the use of harmful hydrofluorocarbons, commonly found in refrigerators and air conditioners, one of the first things consumers wanted to know was how the changes will affect them.
EPA to Sharply Limit Powerful Greenhouse Gases
Lisa Friedman, New York Times
May 3, 2021
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FILE The chemicals used in air-conditioning systems are far more potent than carbon dioxide at warming the planet. (Marcus Yam/The New York Times)Marcus Yam/NYT
WASHINGTON The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday moved to sharply reduce the use and production of powerful greenhouse gases central to refrigeration and air-conditioning, part of the Biden administration’s larger strategy of trying to slow the pace of global warming.
The proposed regulation of hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, a class of human-made chemicals that are thousands of times more potent than carbon dioxide at warming the planet, is the first significant step the EPA has taken under President Joe Biden to curb climate change.
Published: Tuesday, May 4, 2021
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The EPA on Monday announced a new rule that targets a greenhouse gas that s common but probably not too familiar to many Americans: Hydrofluorocarbons. These gases are widely used in home and commercial refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pumps. John Yang discusses the rule with Kristen Taddonio, a senior climate and energy advisor at Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development.
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Judy Woodruff:
President Biden s plans to combat the growth of greenhouse gases has many facets to it, and would affect many segments of our lives, power, transportation, housing, and more.
Today, the EPA announced a new rule that targets a greenhouse gas that s important, but less familiar to many Americans, hydrofluorocarbons.