Washington is the latest state to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by placing regulations on hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs refrigerant). Many states are beginning to understand the ozone depletion potential of HFCs and are creating regulations for environmental sustainability and decreasing companies' environmental footprints....
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done. Precision isn’t achievable without a compliance program that has a full understanding of the complex array of regulatory requirements and the technology that is needed....
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ESG reports are becoming more standard each year, so building on our trailblazing history of more than 25 years of refrigerant management, Trakref launches the Trakref and Darden Research Initiative for Compliance and Sustainability in partnership with the University of Virginia Darden School of Business....
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Are you aware of the important milestone that happened recently with the AIM Act? The first proposed rulemaking under the AIM Act, or what we call the new EPA HFC rule, was published in the Federal Register in May 0f 2021. This article will bring...
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This Earth Day, as you're examining your environmental footprint and risk assessment for global warming, prepare for the HFC refrigerant phasedown with Trakref by revisiting the status of SNAP Rules 20 and 21; these are two EPA rules that you should know about for environmental...
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These amendments set new emission reduction measures for companies' environmental footprints including GWP limits for refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment as well as company-wide emissions reduction targets for retail food businesses. ...
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In December of 2020, the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act of 2020 was enacted, which gives the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) new regulatory authorities to address HFC refrigerants for environmental sustainability....
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We are now entering the third refrigerant transition in the past thirty years. For those that have an asset-centric approach to refrigerant tracking and management, navigating this journey will prove to be easier, than the ones who don't....
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If you're looking to make decisions about a store or restaurant's refrigeration and/or air-conditioning equipment in the near-term in Colorado, then you should be aware of the new Colorado HFC regulation (5 CCR 1001-26), which contains phase out dates for environmental sustainability and decreasing our...
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