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Exploring EPA Regulations HVACR Technology Changes
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August

Exploring EPA Regulations, HVAC/R Technology Changes, and their intersection between Clean Air Act Revisions, EU’s CSRD, and SEC Scope 1 Reporting on Maintenance, record-keeping, reporting and planning for the year ahead.

August 1, 2023
In EPA, HVAC News, Refrigerant Regulations
By Ted Atwood

Navigating the evolving regulatory landscape of the refrigerant industry starts with understanding that 12.5 Billion Pounds of refrigerant have been vented since 1994 in the US. Refrigerants known by names like freon and F-gasses serve a critical need and serve as a great coolant keeping food...

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April

Global warming potential: Understanding the refrigerant impact

April 2, 2023
In Compliance, EPA, HFC Refrigerants, Refrigerant Management, Refrigerant Regulations
By Ted Bauer

Global warming potentials and boosting your carbon literacy It's time to enhance your carbon literacy, as evolving regulations are transforming the decision-making process for refrigerant choices across your entire team -- and as the HVAC/R industry evolves under new regulations and scrutiny, it's crucial to recognize...

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October

What does the New Jersey Global Warming Response Act mean for HVAC/R?

October 19, 2022
In ESG reporting, HFC Refrigerants, HVAC News, Latest Updates, Refrigerant Management, Refrigerant Regulations
By The Refrigerant Geeks

Understanding the New Jersey Global Warming Response Act When people think of greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide is the first that comes to mind. But few consider the refrigerant in their car's air conditioner, the HVAC unit on their house, or the refrigerator in the kitchen. All...

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February

Sustainability reporting: How to do it properly

February 28, 2022
In AIM Act, Fugitive Emissions, HFC Refrigerants, Latest Updates, Refrigerant Management, Refrigerant Regulations, Sustainability p
By The Refrigerant Geeks

At the recent COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, the news about our current global warming trajectory and greenhouse gas emissions was fairly dire. We’ve already warmed the planet +1.2°C over pre-industrial averages (as of the summit in 2021)....

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September

Refrigerants, ESG Reporting, and Double Materiality

September 28, 2021
In Latest Updates, Refrigerant Management, Refrigerant Regulations
By The Refrigerant Geeks

The concept of Double Materiality is a carbon accounting practice that is an extension of the concept of financial materiality. Financial materiality is about reporting information that is material to a company. Double Materiality corresponds with Financial materiality as it standardizes the carbon reporting practices...

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