Licence numbers hit record high

The number of licences issued continues to climb to unprecedented heights, recently exceeding 83,000 individuals and businesses. This continued success reflects the industry’s commitment to raising the level of skills, while delivering real environmental outcomes.

Much of the success of the ARCTick licence scheme results from the genuine partnership between industry, via the ARC and the Government. It is a partnership that delivers on Australia’s environmental policy objectives, and it is a partnership that has industry at its core.

This collaborative effort has seen Australia’s management of environmentally damaging refrigerants voted ‘best in the world’ by the USA Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI)^.

According to a report by Expert Group* (2015) commissioned by the Australian Government, ‘since 2003, the work of ARC-licensed businesses and technicians has contributed to 24.37 megatonnes of CO2-e direct emissions reductions. The ARC licence scheme will continue to provide significant direct and indirect emissions savings over the next two decades, with further direct emissions reductions estimated at 58.02 Mt CO2 projected to 2030.’

^Research Project 8018, Review of Refrigerant Management Programs, was designed to compare refrigerant management and recycling programmes implemented in key regions of the world, evaluate their effectiveness, and determine best practices.
*Expert Group, Assessment of environmental impacts from the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act 1989, April 2015.

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