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The AIM Act requires US HFC production and use to fall by how much from baseline by 2036?

85 percent below baseline, to 15 percent, by 2036.

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  1. 25 percent
  2. 100 percent
  3. 85 percent ✔

Why: The American Innovation and Manufacturing Act phases HFCs down in steps. EPA controls this with an allowance program for producers and importers of bulk HFCs.

Huh, didn't know that: EPA says the phasedown started with a 10 percent reduction in 2022 and dropped to 60 percent of baseline in 2024.

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Answer: 85 percent. The American Innovation and Manufacturing Act phases HFCs down in steps. EPA controls this with an allowance program for producers and importers of bulk HFCs.

  1. Frequent Questions on the Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons, US EPA www.epa.gov/hfcs/frequent-questions-phasedown-hydrofluorocarbons
    The AIM Act mandates the phasedown of HFCs by 85 percent from historic baseline levels by 2036
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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