b'REFRIGERANT TRANSITIONCanadasTransition des Refrigerantfluides frigorignes Transition au CanadaBy/par Matthew BradfordC anada is en route to meeting HFC phasedownL e Canada est en voie datteindre les objectifs objectives, but the path ahead will bring signifi- dlimination progressive des hydroflurocar-cant changes for its HVACR players. Specifically,bures (HFC), mais des changements importants as the country makes good on its commitments tosontprvoir pour les intervenants de lindustrie the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, it is intro- du CVCAR. Plus prcisment, alors que le pays respecte ducing regulations that will curb the use of HFC in newses engagementslgard de lAmendement de Kigali equipment and move the industry towards more climate- au Protocole de Montral, il instaure des rglements qui friendly alternatives. And as Canadas HVACR players welllimiteront lutilisation des HFC dans les nouveaux quipe-know, this is a move that is easier said than done. ments et inciteront lindustrieadopter des solutions de Mapping the landscape ahead begins with understandingrechange plus cologiques. Comme les acteurs du CVCAR the refrigeration industrys transformation up until now. Forau Canada le savent bien, cest plus faciledire qu faire.that, we can look to the sectors early days when refrigerantsPour dresser le portrait de la situationvenir, il such as CO 2 , ammonia, methochloride and sulphur dioxidefaut dabord comprendre la transformation qua connue were commonplace. That is, until the 1940s when the push tolindustrie de la rfrigration jusquici. Pour cela, nous develop safer, non-flammable and non-toxic alternatives led topouvons remonter aux dbuts du secteur o les fluides the introduction of new chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs).frigorignes tels que le CO 2 , lammoniac, le mthochlorure 8 InsightSpring 2024'