Recycling HFC refrigerants delivers immediate, cost-effective climate protection.

HFCs are powerful greenhouse gases (GHGs) and are among the fastest-growing GHGs in the world. Even with a global agreement to phase down production of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), and regulations that promote low-global warming potential (GWP) technology in new equipment, refrigerants already produced will continue to leak powerful greenhouse gases to the atmosphere over the next several decades. With relatively small changes in practices and little if any additional cost, HFC refrigerants can be recovered, reclaimed and re-used, potentially avoiding emissions the equivalent of 18 billion tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) between now and 2040—a critical window to address climate change.