Here's a great example of regulatory capture causing price increases in HVAC via "green" regs created by o3: A timeline chart that overlays HVAC equipment prices with U.S. refrigerant‑policies (R‑22 phaseout, AIM Act HFC phasedown, Kigali ratification, and 2025 A2L transition).
Tweets from Zach Weinberg
Tweets from Zach Weinberg26.7.2025
One of the biggest misconceptions normal people have is that "more regulation" harms major businesses and helps consumers...but in reality it just makes the bar for competition higher and lets those existing businesses charge higher prices over time (via less competition).
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