PISCATAWAY, NJ (INGERSOLL RAND NEWS SERVICE) -- Ingersoll Rand's public position on Climate Change ensures our company is proactive and visible in international forums such as the United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Montreal Protocol on ozone-depleting substances.

"We will first develop relationships with policymakers at the global level in the UNFCCC and Montreal Protocol bodies," explained Jeff Moe, director global regulatory planning and conformance. "We want to be aligned with a global umbrella policy from which domestic programs are created in both developed and developing countries. It places all countries on a level competitive playing field."

Ingersoll Rand's lobbying efforts are focused on promoting energy efficiency, reducing carbon dioxide emissions and developing a refrigerant policy that minimizes ozone depletion and global warming potential. Key components of the company's position address:

• Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Our company supports government policy that will create a price signal for greenhouse gas emissions as an effective tool to spur energy efficiency and renewable energy investments.

• Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Refrigerants: HFCs are the only greenhouse gases deliberately produced for societal value, not as an unintended byproduct. Ingersoll Rand wants to ensure that policy allows adequate use of these substances, including an adequate future transition to low potency greenhouse gases that are also energy efficient and safe.

• The Role of Energy Efficiency: Since the majority of energy production today is fossil-fuel based, with resulting CO₂ emissions, reducing energy use has a direct impact on CO₂ emissions reductions. By transforming existing buildings to be more energy efficient and climate friendly, the building sector can play a major role in reducing the threat of climate change. Ingersoll Rand supports incentives for investment in energy efficiency that make it financially attractive for end users to reduce their energy use.

To learn what Ingersoll Rand is doing to reduce energy use and curb greenhouse gas emissions, read our sustainability report.

"By improving our company's and our customers' environmental performance, we're helping meet everyone's energy-efficiency goals," said Moe.