The HFC refrigerant levy: managing the financial and associated risks. Low emission HVAC&R Fact Sheet 2.

Author(s) : AIRAH

Type of article: Periodical article, Standard/Recommendation

Summary

Since the 1st July 2012, as part of the Clean Energy Future Plan, synthetic greenhouse gas hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants
attract an “equivalent carbon price” or “HFC levy” based on their global warming potential. This will cause HFC
refrigerants to become more expensive to purchase and replace and system design, installation and management practices will
change to reflect this new reality.