EPA 608 Core · Section 608 Regulations · Medium
What does the AIM Act authorize the EPA to do regarding HFCs?
Answer: B. Phase down production and consumption by 85% over 15 years.
- AImmediately ban the use of all HFCs in existing systems.
- BPhase down production and consumption by 85% over 15 years.✓ Correct
- CRegulate them purely as ozone-depleting substances.
- DTax their use in the residential sector.
Why B is right
The AIM Act mandates a gradual phasedown of HFC production and consumption by 85% by 2036.
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- Are hydrocarbon refrigerants like R-290 exempt from the venting prohibition?
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