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The Biden administration announced Thursday it will reduce the use of hydrofluorocarbons, the potent greenhouse gases also known as HFCs that are used in air conditioning and refrigeration, by 85% in the next 15 years.
The administration will set caps on the production and import of HFCs, enforcing the limits and cracking down on illegal trade, while also investing $8 million over the next five years to find alternatives.
The announcement comes ahead of a major United Nations climate conference in November, in which the US hopes to show progress on President Joe Biden's climate goals and reassert its leadership on the crisis.
The US Environmental Protection Agency's final rule on HFCs follows bipartisan congressional action last year to phase out the polluting gases. The EPA will reduce the production and use of HFCs incrementally, starting with a 10% reduction next year.
The Biden administration will also look to block illegal trade and imports of HFCs, including with a tracking system, third-party audits, and a newly formed interagency task force led by the EPA and Department of Homeland Security.
"It's frankly, folks, a very big deal," White House national climate adviser Gina McCarthy said. "HFCs are found in a range of appliances and other products, and they are thousands of times more potent than carbon dioxide is in terms of how intensely they warm the climate."
On a call with reporters, McCarthy and EPA chief Michael Regan likened the HFC reductions to cutting...
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