Effective Ways to Boost Mitigation Ambition in NDCs - Fluorocarbon Life Cycle Management in Cooling Sector

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(Baku)
Japan Pavillion
Baku

 

Short-lived climate pollutants (SLCP) are potent climate forcers. Accelerating reduction of SLCP emissions, such as HFCs is a way to materialize immediate effect of mitigation. International society is becoming aware of the importance of non-CO2 reduction through the 1st Global Stocktake at COP28.

On the other hand, many developing countries have not yet suffciently included HFC reductions in their NDC. Lifecycle refrigerant management, i.e., recovery, recycling, reclamation, and destruction of refrigerants, has not been implemented, while cooling demand is rapidly growing, and thus such lifecycle management should have significant mitigation potentials.

Japan, with CCAC, ADB, and other partners, established the Initiative on Fluorocarbons Life Cyle Management (IFL), to support mitigation efforts of HFCs, etc. Based on the experiences in Japan, there are some progresses such as developing legislation and institutional framework, inventory, as well as introduction of infrastructure using JCM.

At this seminar, the experts from developing countries and international agencies will share such experiences and will discuss how to maximize opportunity to raise mitigation ambition in NDC.