Law & Policy, Programs & Policy
Federal Court Rules That the Clean Air Act Cannot Be Used to Ban Hydrofluorocarbons
Federal Court Tosses Obama-Era Ruling on Hydrofluorocarbons Used in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Environmental Leader, August 9, 2017 A federal court handed climate change advocates a narrow loss on Tuesday when it tossed an Obama-era ruling to phase out hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) used in refrigeration and air conditioning. The US Court of Appeals for the District […]
Climate Change, CO2 emissions, Federal Court, hydrofluorocarbons, Obama-Era Ruling
Markets & Business, Markets & Trends
The Big Chill: The Global Air Conditioning Market Skyrockets
Valerie Eacret, ERS, for Zondits As temperatures in the northern hemisphere start to climb, many of us reach for the thermostat and turn on the air conditioning – in our homes, at work, and in our cars. People who don’t crank the A/C typically fall into one of two buckets: those who have it but […]
ac, global air conditioning market, hydrofluorocarbons, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, LBNL