The deadline that supermarkets faced to install new refrigeration systems running on low-GWP refrigerants was January 1, 2027. It is now January 1, 2032. On May 21, 2026, alongside President Trump in the Oval Office, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced final revisions to the 2023 Technology Transitions Rule and a proposed technical fix to the 2024 Emissions Reduction and Reclamation Rule. EPA put the combined savings at more than $2.4 billion, including over $800 million "at the supermarket." Within hours, HARDI countered with its own figure: the changes could add nearly $8 billion in r

Trevor Matthews did not plan a career in refrigeration, but after two decades working his way from installation crews to national trainer at Copeland, he founded Refrigeration Mentor to tackle the industry's most persistent problem: the skills gap that nobody has managed to close.  Ilana Koegelenberg spoke with Matthews for Refindustry about his journey into the industry, why he walked away from a corporate promotion to build something of his own, and what it will actually take to bring more people, and better training, into refrigeration.   Watch the full

At MCE 2026 in Milan, Sergei Mukminov, Editor-in-Chief of Refindustry.com, spoke with Jens von Ebbe, General Manager HVAC Equipment EMEA at Johnson Controls. The conversation covers three years of market shifts under his leadership — from the accelerating move to natural refrigerants and the explosive growth of data centre cooling, to the 41-city Innovation Studio tour across Europe. Von Ebbe also discusses the new YVAM magnetic bearing chiller, readiness gaps in the F-gas transition, and what the outside world underestimates about HVAC’s role in decarbonisation.