EPA Issues Rule on HFC Allocation Methodologies

On July 20, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a rule establishing a methodology for allocating hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) production and consumption allowances for 2024 to 2028. The rulemaking was designed to implement the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol to phase down HFCs following the Senate’s bipartisan ratification in September of 2022.