Posted on 07/12/2023 7:17:18 AM PDT by Red Badger
July 12 (UPI) -- The Biden administration has announced plans to continue its reduction of hydrofluorocarbons, releasing a new rule that aims to cut the United States' use of the greenhouse gases by almost half starting next year.
Hydrofluorocarbon is a category of greenhouse gases used for refrigeration and air-conditioning as well as in a number of other applications, but is linked to global warming.
The final rule announced Tuesday by the Environmental Protection Agency will reduce HFC consumption in the United States based on historic levels by 40% between 2024 and 2028.
The reduction will be on top of the 10% drop in HFC consumption that was implemented in 2022 under the bipartisan 2020 American Innovation and Manufacturing Act that sets the goal to reduce the production and consumption of HFCs by 85% by 2036 in an effort to prevent a 0.5 degree Celsius increase in global temperature by the next century.
To achieve this goal, the EPA has been charged under the AIM Act with phasing down the production and consumption of HFCs, managing HFCs and their substitutes and facilitating a transition to next-generation technologies.
Since the phasedown began on Jan. 1, 2022, allowances have been required to import and produce HFCs. Under the new rule announced Tuesday, the number of allowances made available for the production and consumption of the greenhouse gases will experience "a significant decrease," the EPA said.
"By phasing down the use of these super pollutants, we can both address climate change and support domestic manufacturing -- a win-win," Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., said in a statement.
The EPA added that it plans to implement two more actions under the AIM Act this year, one placing restrictions on HFCs in specific sectors and another establishing requirements for the management of HFCs and their substitutes in devices such as air conditioners.
The EPA is once again MAKING LAWS
Take that Putin!!!! We don’t need no refrigeration and air conditioning!!! You can keep your air conditioning and refrigeration, but we’ll show you how people can live on salted meat and spoiled food, all while dying of heat stroke!!!
Probably will cost consumers billions, and is intending to solve a problem “linked” to global warming. How many greenhouse gasses will be produced in updating equipement? Will India and China get onboard?
I smell lobyists!
2030 will be a very dangerous year if the Climate Cult gets it’s way
What isn’t falsely linked to globull warming.
epa to increase costs with no real benefit
You’ll own swamp coolers and you’ll like them.
Bringing the next ice age sooner.
Took the words out of my mouth. They have no authority.
They want to outlaw meat, gasoline, A/C and cheap electricity. In other words they hate the average American’s f-—ing guts.
More tax dollars going to sham clean energy companies that funnel it back to the dems.
What else can it be?
Can’t wait for these dimwits to go to a hospital for diagnostics and be told they can’t because their radiology machines rely on nasty hydroflourocarbon based chillers.
Or when there’s a leak on the new equipment and the office blows up because they’ve been forced to use propane as a refrigerant.
We usually have very low dew points and humidity in SE Idaho. A swamp cooler is an option. I have real A/C with a condenser outside/evap inside. People in high humidity areas can't use a swamp cooler. No evaporation==no cooling. They need real A/C.
The Supreme Court needs to remind the White House that the authority of government agencies is limited to what is in the pertinent legislation.
The cost of a new air conditioner has increased $2000 in less than three years in Florida. With outrageous new HFC limitations, expect the cost to climb another $2K in the near future. Can’t use swamp coolers here. Briben intends to smoke us out of Florida.
We just bought a new HVAC unit last fall. $6000....................
A/C bkmk
The real solution to the problem is exterminating greenies.
No wacko environmentalists, no oppressive rules.
End the oppressors, not A/C
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