Delivering More Efficient Refrigeration, Air-conditioning and Heat Pumps: Policy, Financing and Investment

The Ozone Secretariat has prepared three briefing notes to support parts A, B and C of the 9 – 10 July 2018 Vienna workshop on energy efficiency opportunities in the context of phasing-down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). This briefing note, intended for part C, discusses the promotion of efficient refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat pump (RACHP) equipment, looking in particular at: the most common policy measures used to improve RACHP equipment efficiency; the role of research, development, deployment and diffusion (RDD&D) to improve efficiency; and financing options to stimulate investments including innovative approaches and business models. The purpose of this information note is to provide a background for the parties. It is not meant to be exhaustive or in any way prescriptive.