This is a good read, written by David Doniger and Alex Hillbrand.
On December 27, 2020, tucked into the omnibus end-of-year legislation that became law, was a bill to phase down the use of hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, the potent climate-changing gases used in air conditioners, refrigerators, and many other applications that do great damage when released into the atmosphere. The groundbreaking new law, the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act, is the biggest action this Congress has taken to meet the climate crisis. The AIM Act is a huge achievement. With its enactment, all the cards are in place for the Biden administration to kick off an ambitious HFC agenda that will lead the country, and the world, beyond these potent climate pollutants.
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