LPDD recommends that EPA consider promulgating nitrous oxide emission standards for fossil-fuel fired steam generators, natural gas units, and CAFOs.
CAA §615 provides the EPA Administrator authority to promulgate regulations controlling any substance anticipated to affect the stratosphere to the detriment of public health and welfare.
Studies regulatory options to control nitrous oxide and explores the environmental and economic impacts of enacting them.
Works with utilities to voluntarily commit to reduce sulfur hexafluoride emissions. The Partnership published a 2018 report detailing technical lessons learned from the partnership.
A voluntary program to recover emissions from appliance foams.
EPA’s GreenChill Partnership with food retailers, technology manufacturers, and chemical manufacturers works to reduce refrigerant emissions and transition to environmentally safe refrigerants.
Uses the General Services Administration’s real estate portfolio to identify, test, and support the commercialization of cost-effective technologies to reduce energy and water use.
Encourages automobile manufacturers and importers to replace HFC-134a in mobile A/Cs.
Publishes acceptable substitutes for ozone-depleting substances. Some partially vacated rules are being adopted independently by states.
California’s SF6 reduction program applies to all retailers and users of SF6 except for those using it for electric utility or semiconductor manufacture.