The recent agreement between the US and China to work together to phase-down HFCs through the Montreal Protocol framework, gave a fresh breeze to the policy session at the ATMOsphere America 2013, in which the latest US policy developments relevant to the natural refrigerant industry were discussed.

The second annual ATMOsphere America conference, which was held on 18-19 June 2013 in Washington, DC, brought together regulatory bodies, end-users, component and system suppliers, associations and NGOs to discuss the “business case for natural refrigerants” in Northern America and how this could be advanced through market and regulatory tools. While the focus of the discussions was on domestic developments, such as latest policy incentives and standardisation requirements, the potential developments at the international level on limiting the use of HFCs might play an important role in strengthening the regulatory framework for natural refrigerants in the US.

Montreal Protocol and CCAC – key in addressing HFC growth

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