HFC Consumption Trends in Article 5 Countries

As the planet warms, the need for sustainable cooling for all is growing simultaneously with the need to quickly phase down the production and consumption of powerful climate warming HFC under the 2016 Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol. The latest findings from Velders et al. (2022) find that full compliance with Kigali Amendment controls could hold future warming from HFCs to about 0.04°C in 2100, compared to 0.28-0.44°C from uncontrolled HFC growth. This event will present the findings of a new Study on the Impacts of HFC Consumption Trends in Article 5 Countries and engage in a discussion with MLF implementing agencies on how to achieve additional action to comply with the Kigali control schedule.

Run of Show 

Opening (10 minutes) 

• Philippe Chemouny, Environment and Climate Change, Canada 

Presentations (30 minutes) 

• Ashutosh Pandey - Presentation on A Study on the Impacts of HFC Consumption Trends in Article 5 Countries 
• Guus J.M. Velders, Centre for Environmental Quality, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM)  - Presentation on key messages of new paper - Projections of hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) emissions and the resulting global warming based on recent trends in observed abundances and current policies  

Panel Discussion (35 minutes)

Moderator: Gabrielle Dreyfus, Chief Scientist, Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development 

• UNIDO 
• UNDP 
• WB 
• UNEP 

Question and Answer (15 minutes)

• Gabrielle Dreyfus, Chief Scientist, Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development