The latest episode covers green cooling cash incentives in the U.S. and Spain.
Bill creates incentive program for natural refrigerant systems and preserves Obama EPA regulations on HFCs.
Air Resources Board preserves EPA rules prohibiting use of high-GWP HFCs, which were vacated in a court decision last year.
The bill includes incentives for businesses and residents to replace HFCs with low-GWP alternatives.
Chair Mary Nichols says California in March will consider adopting EPA SNAP rules on HFCs that Appeals Court won’t review.
With the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on phasing down HFCs to enter into force in 2019, this year is an important one for HVAC&R policy in the United States and Canada.