As a result of these combined efforts, there has been a 60% improvement in energy efficiency in air conditioning equipment since 2005.
At an industry level, Refrigerants Australia worked closely with industry, encouraging flexibility and accepting change.
Further environmental improvements were achieved by working closely with government to reach agreement on phase-out schedules that compelled industry to move away incrementally and sensibly from substances that had negative impacts on ozone or climate change, while delivering improved energy performance.
These efforts are reflected in the initial passage of the Ozone Protection Act in 1989 and its major revisions in 2004 and in 2017.
