The EPA's proposed rule would crack down on the manufacturing and importing of goods containing HFCs, which would restrict the use of HFCs in refrigeration units, air conditioning systems and heat pump equipment starting in 2025, according to an agency press release. In accordance with the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, a global climate treaty that the Senate ratified in September, the agency intends to reduce the production and consumption of HFCs by 85 percent by 2036.

"With this latest proposal under the bipartisan AIM Act, EPA continues to advance President Biden's ambitious climate agenda while investing in American innovation and ingenuity," EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan said in a statement.