The rule aligns with a 2020 law that calls for an 85% reduction in production and use of these chemicals by 2036 as HFCs are reported to change climate. More than 130 countries, including the United States, have signed a 2016 global agreement to greatly reduce use and production of HFCs by 2036.

Congress approved the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act in 2020, which phases out domestic HFC manufacturing. There will be new regulations on HFCs and their substitutes that are used in air conditioners, which many Americans rely upon for survival.

The Biden administration has announced plans to continue its reduction of hydrofluorocarbons, releasing a new rule that aims to cut the United States' use of the greenhouse gases by almost half starting next year.