Seminar 3 -- Climate Change Basics

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This session discusses the basics of the science of climate change and stratospheric ozone depletion, the International and U.S. regulatory directions, and the potential impact of these issues on the HVACR industry. The first speaker discusses the basics of ozone depletion and climate change science and how it drives the Kyoto and Montreal Protocol regulations. Speaker two addresses the current status of the international regulations (Kyoto and Montreal Protocols) as well as potential US domestic legislation and/or regulatory action. The final speaker discusses what the potential future regulatory actions/directions might mean for the HVACR industry.

3-1 Basics of Climate Change and Ozone Depletion Science
/ Donald Brundage, P.E., Southern Company Services
/ This product contains: Recorded Presentation, Audio (mp3), Slides (pdf)

3-2 Montreal and Kyoto Protocol Status and Decisions
/ Steven H. Bernhardt, Ph.D., Honeywell International
/ This product contains: Recorded Presentation, Audio (mp3), Slides (pdf)

3-3 Potential Impact of An HFC Phase-Down On the HVACR Industry
/ Rajan Rajendran, Ph.D., Emerson Climate Technologies, Inc.
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Citation: ASHRAE Seminar Recording, 2012 Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX



Product Code(s): D-SA12Sem03