HVAC manufacturers pledge to lower greenhouse gases at White House event
Danfoss, Johnson Controls, Ingersoll Rand, and several other HVAC companies participated in the industry leader roundtable hosted by the White House to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).
Held on October 15 at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, the event convened leading executives from refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment and component manufacturers, refrigerant producers and industry associations in a roundtable briefing of senior White House officials, including Department of Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy. The event was moderated by Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor Brian Deese, who oversees climate, conservation, and energy policy.