Avoiding the 2027 refrigerant phasedown mid-life asset trap
On 1 January 2027, Great Britain’s HFC quota is scheduled to fall from 31% to 24% of the baseline under the current F-Gas phasedown – representing a 22.6% reduction in available virgin quota compared with 2026 [1]. For facilities managers, the primary financial risk may not be end-of-life plant, but what Adam Wright, Service Business Development Manager at Carrier, describes as the ‘mid-life asset trap’.


