TABLE OF CONTENTS - Everything R744

Third place in the ranking of policy drivers that have a
high impact was shared by ‘national minimum energy
efficiency standards’ as well as ‘regional policies and
programs (safety standards, building codes, training
measures, energy efficiency).’ Nearly half of the
respondents (about 47%) assessed both as having a high
impact.
The ranking of the most significant policy drivers remains
unchanged when both high and weak impacts are
considered. The ‘HCFC phase out’ and a ‘potential future
agreement on an HFC phase out’ remain at the top of
the ranking, with regional policies and programs (safety
standards, building codes, training measures, energy
efficiency) and ‘national minimum energy efficiency
standards’ coming third.
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0
2,3% 5,2% 3,2% 5,5% 6,3% 4,6% 5,2%
4,3%
4,6% 8,3%
26,5%
6,3% 8,9% 8,6% 17,0%
29,4%
41,5% 41,5% 45,8%
42,1%
66,9%
60,8%
47,0%
46,1%
43,2%
40,9%
49,0%
28,8%
Do not know
No impact
Weak impact
High impact
Surprisingly, expanding the list of acceptable substitutes
under the US EPA ’s Significant New Alternatives Policy
(SNAP) was seen as having a high impact by just 43.2%
of respondents. Still, the total share of respondents that
believed SNAP to have an impact - be it strong or weak –
was more than three quarters (85%).
Potential future global agreements or
national regulations to phase down HFCs
Global HCFC Phase-out & need to
replace remaining HCFC installed base
Voluntary industry partnerships
(example: EPA GreenChill Partnership)
Achieve excellence ratings, like EnergyStar,
LEED etc. and benefit from associated tax breaks
Expanding list of acceptable substitutes under the
US EPA's Significant New Alternatives Pollicy ( SNAP)
Regional Policies and Programs (safety standards,
building codes, training measures, energy efficiency)
National minimum energy efficiency standards
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Overall, the respondents ranked the international
action on HCFCs and HFCs to have a high impact on the
growth of natural refrigerant market in North American
countries. This goes hand in hand with the highly active
role that these countries play in the Montreal Protocol
negotiations.