AHRI, Alliance Member Companies Urge Congress to Act on HFCs
ARLINGTON, Va. — In a letter sent to the leadership of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, 32 members of the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) and the Alliance for Responsible Atmospheric Policy, urged support for proposed federal legislation to establish a national structure for the phasedown of hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants.
Noting that, "U.S. companies that produce and use fluorocarbons have been preparing for a transition from HFCs for more than a decade, investing billions in R&D to be the first to bring to market next-generation fluorocarbon products and equipment," the letter expresses concern that while "American companies have led the world in fluorocarbon technology development for decades … that leadership – and the advantages it confers to the U.S. economy – is jeopardized by the lack of a federal policy for HFCs. The letter warns that inaction on the part of federal policy makers would result in "foreign competitors … poised to fill the technology void and displace American companies in a global fluorocarbon market expected to reach $1 trillion in size."