Do you need to monitor refrigerants to meet the new standards for greenhouse gases?
In a bold move to combat climate change, the US Environmental Protection Agency ruled to drastically limit domestic production and use of hydrofluorocarbons (highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigerators and air conditioners). Leaks often occur through pipes or appliances that use compressed refrigerants and are considered a major driver of global warming.
The intent is to decrease US production and use of HFCs by 85% over the next 15 years, and part of a global phaseout designed to slow global warming. (www.epa.gov/climate-hfcs-reduction/final-rule-phasedown-hydrofluorocarbons-establishing-allowance-allocation).
