CCAC Newsletter - July 2025 Subscribe Share SHARE Facebook share Twitter LinkedIn Copy URL Email Breadcrumb Home Newsletter CCAC Newsletter - July 2025 Content This month’s CCAC newsletter highlights major strides across sectors and regions in the fight against short-lived climate pollutants. From the endorsement of Africa’s first regional roadmap to end open waste burning, to Vietnam’s cutting-edge refrigerant tracking system, innovation and collaboration are driving change. We spotlight two calls for proposals, Lifecycle Refrigerant Management and bring you behind the scenes of the Accra-Helsinki Group’s first side event. Plus, discover how cross-sector partnerships are paving the way for digital agriculture investments that cut methane and boost productivity. Image Ministers in Africa Endorse New Regional Roadmap for Open Burning of WasteThe 20th regular session of the African ministerial conference on the environment (AMCEN) in Nairobi, Kenya, has officially endorsed a new regional roadmap for transformative action on the open burning of waste in Africa. This landmark roadmap sets out a comprehensive framework to eliminate open waste burning by 2040 and achieve a reduction of 60% by 2030, serving as a vehicle to implement AMCEN resolution 18/1(b). This initiative is part of the overall project funded by the CCAC to create the conditions for ending open waste burning through regional roadmaps and city pilot projects. [BLOG] Lifecycle Refrigerant Management: Where Have We Come From? Where Are We Going? The CCAC's latest blog tells the story of the evolution of Lifecycle Refrigerant Management (LRM) — from its early foundations under the Montreal Protocol to today’s growing momentum for action. First introduced by civil society in 2022, LRM is now at the heart of efforts to prevent climate-harming refrigerants from ever reaching the atmosphere.This blog post breaks down where we are now: over 100 countries developing national inventories and plans, a potential new MLF funding window on the horizon, and fresh ideas for financing and transboundary solutions.Read the full postCall for Proposals: CCAC Food & Nutrition Challenge 2025 Image The CCAC is now accepting proposals for innovative, cross-sector projects that tackle food loss and waste while cutting super pollutants and reducing malnutrition. This year’s challenge seeks scalable solutions that deliver climate, health, and food security benefits—especially through waste prevention, sustainable cold chains, and circular bioeconomy practices. Projects must address at least two key focus areas. Submit your concept note by 6 August 2025 to be considered!Apply here Call for Proposals: Projects to advance national policy and mitigation actionsSubmit project proposals that advance national policies and mitigation actions to beat Short-lived Climate Pollutants (SLCPs). We’re supporting everything from rice straw management to eCooking initiatives, with funding available for projects in Cambodia, Mexico, Brazil, Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Vanuatu, Liberia, Nigeria, Bhutan, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Uzbekistan, Cameroon, Chad, Kazakhstan, and Morocco.Submit your application by 29 August 2025 to be considered!Apply here Job OpeningsCCAC National Expert in Silvo-pastoral Systems and Spatial Analysis (Apply here)CCAC Technology & Economic Assessment Panel (CCAC-TEAP) Manager (Apply here)CCAC National Expert on Biodigesters for Manure Management for Mexico (Apply here) EventsAdvancing the “Africa Clean Air Programme” Through Africa-Asia Collaboration21 AugustJoin a pivotal moment in Africa-Asia collaboration on clean air at this thematic event spotlighting the Africa Clean Air Programme (ACAP)—a bold initiative addressing air pollution and climate change across the continent. Learn about ACAP’s roadmap, hear success stories from Ghana and Senegal, explore regional cooperation opportunities, and connect with leaders from Japan, Africa, and beyond.Register hereCooling the Climate Crisis: Why Investing in Sustainable Refrigeration is Crucial for Decarbonising Supermarkets This new report analyses the climate impact of supermarket refrigeration, revealing that up to 70 per cent of a supermarket’s non-supply chain emissions stem from cooling – primarily from energy consumption and the use of hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants, potent greenhouse gases.Read the full report here CCAC IN ACTION Remote video URL Vietnam is developing a real-time, mobile, and geospatial refrigerant tracking system—think "Uber for refrigerants"—linked to its national registration platform for refrigerant users. Implemented with support from the CCAC and partners in Japan and Vietnam, the system aims to streamline technician use, support businesses, and improve government refrigerant inventories for reporting under the Montreal Protocol and UNFCCC. Accra-Helsinki Group on Sustainable Cooling Hosts First Side EventThe CCAC hosted the first-ever side event of the Accra-Helsinki Group on Sustainable Cooling at the 47th Open-Ended Working Group Meeting of the Montreal Protocol in Bangkok. The event marked the launch of a new, informal forum for bridging developed and developing country perspectives on ozone protection and climate action. Drawing from the legacy of the Toronto and Stockholm Groups, the Accra-Helsinki Group aims to foster open dialogue on urgent issues like nitrous oxide emissions and climate-harming air conditioners. Highlights included updates on CCAC’s “Pathways” project in Latin America and insights from the Nitrous Oxide Assessment.Read more hereOEWG-47 Side Event Highlights Urgent Need for Sustainable Cooling in Data CentresAt OEWG-47 in Bangkok, the side event “Cooling Systems Emissions from Data Centres”, co-organized by the CCAC and the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) with support from UNEP United for Efficiency (U4E), spotlighted one of the fastest-growing climate challenges: emissions from data centre cooling. With data centres projected to double their electricity demand by 2030, experts and policymakers gathered to explore sustainable cooling solutions, including liquid and hybrid systems, AI-powered energy management, and waste heat recovery. Panelists shared cutting-edge insights and national experiences, while a roundtable featuring voices from Ghana, the Maldives, and Malaysia. Read more here Bonn Workshop Lays Groundwork for Climate-Smart Digital Agriculture InvestmentA new effort is underway to mobilize investment in digital solutions that reduce livestock methane emissions while boosting productivity in low- and middle-income countries. At a dynamic workshop in Bonn, Germany, the newly formed Digital Services for Methane Management Solutions Group—a partnership between the Livestock Data for Decisions (LD4D) Network and the CCAC—began shaping a practical Investment Roadmap for governments and international financial institutions. The roadmap, still in development, is built around four key pathways: scaling successful solutions, integrating them into policy, building public digital infrastructure, and mobilizing robust livestock data ecosystems for MRV and climate finance. Read more hereGIJN Reporting Guide for Landfill Methane Emissions and Solutions A new Global Investigative Journalism Network guide emphasizes landfills as a major source of methane—and a key opportunity for rapid climate action.The toolkit includes key data sources, tracking methods, and proven solutions to tackle this underreported threat.Essential reading for fast, actionable climate reporting.Read moreMEDIA DIGESTBezos‑backed methane‑tracking satellite is lost in space Published by Reuters, July 1Coverage from a leading global news wire, reporting that the Bezos‑backed MethaneSAT, designed to detect methane “super‑emitters,” suffered a mission failure, raising concerns about gaps in satellite‑based monitoring capabilities.COP must deliver concrete results Published by Tagesspiegel Background, July 18 Briefing from a leading German policy publication featuring an interview with UK Climate Minister and CCAC Co‑Chair Graham Stuart McCarthy, stressing the need for tangible super pollutant results from COP and increased climate finance.Air pollution controls weaker for larger emitters, research finds Published by The Guardian, July 11Investigation by a leading UK publication, showing that larger industrial emitters often face weaker enforcement of pollution controls, raising concerns over regulatory equity and public health.Africa: The race towards clean energy—a world still gripped by coal Published by African News Network, July 13Report highlighting Africa’s increasing investment in clean energy, while noting that coal remains entrenched in many power systems, driven by issues of cost, capacity, and external financing.Gas flaring created 389 m tonnes carbon pollution last year – report Published by The Guardian, July 18Coverage from a leading UK publication, based on new data reporting that gas flaring alone emitted nearly 389 million tonnes of CO₂ last year—calling for tighter regulation and enforcement.Cleaner air in East Asia may have driven recent acceleration in global warming, our new study indicates Published by The Conversation, July 20Piece from researchers at the University of Reading and the Center for International Climate and Environmental Research, suggesting that reductions in aerosol emissions in East Asia may have unintentionally contributed to a step‑up in global warming, by removing cooling atmospheric particles.The Carbon Brief interview: UK climate envoy Rachel Kyte Published by Carbon Brief, July 17In‑depth interview with the UK’s climate envoy, discussing strategies to close the methane mitigation gap ahead of COP, finance for adaptation, and coordination with emerging economies.Ghana’s cookstoves fuel Africa’s first carbon-offset deal Published by SciDev.Net, late JulyReport covering Africa’s first carbon-offset project tied to cleaner cookstoves in Ghana, a household-level intervention aimed at reducing black carbon and methane while empowering local women-led businesses.