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MILWAUKEE, May 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI), the global leader for smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, announced that R-454B will serve as the primary low Global Warming Potential (GWP) refrigerant in the company's ducted residential and commercial unitary products as well as air-cooled scroll chillers in North America and specific international markets where codes are in alignment. This transition away from the use of high-GWP refrigerants, such as R-410A, reinforces the company's commitment to addressing climate change and lowering customers' emissions for a healthier, more sustainable planet.
"Sustainability is at the heart of our business and fundamental to everything we do," said Katie McGinty, vice president and chief sustainability, government and regulatory affairs officer, Johnson Controls. "Today's announcement reinforces our continued commitment to developing best-in-class solutions that help transform the environments where people live, work, learn and play. This refrigerant transition means that we will exceed key regulatory requirements and also take a significant step toward reaching one of our ambitious sustainability benchmarks: helping our customers achieve a 16 percent reduction in emissions by 2030."