Life-cycle refrigerant management (decision XXXVI/2)

Submissions by parties

1. Australia
2. Belize
3. Canada
4. China
5. Ecuador
6. European Union
7. Japan
8. Kenya
9. Maldives
10. Norway
11. Rwanda
12. Switzerland
13. United States of America

Summarized compilation in response to decision XXXVI/2

International initiatives and programmes

• Climate Clean Air Coalition (CCAC)
• Climate and Ozone Protection Alliance (COPA)
• Carbon Containment Lab (CCL)
• Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)
  • How can India Effectively Manage the Lifecycle of Refrigerants? (publication)
  • Global Best Practices on Lifecycle Refrigerant Management (publication)
  • Legislation and Practices for End-of-Life Management of Refrigerants and Other F-gases in Norway and the EU (publication)
  • Current Status and Barriers to Lifecycle Refrigerant Management in India (publication)
  • Unlocking Financing for Refrigerant Management (publication)
• Initiative on Fluorocarbons Life Cycle Management (IFL)
• Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center (OECC), Japan
• Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal
  • Manual for the implementation of the Basel Convention
  • Guide to the control system: Instruction Manual for use by those persons involved in transboundary movements of hazardous waste
  • Export and Import Control Tool
  • Technical guidelines on transboundary movements of electrical and electronic waste and used electrical and electronic equipment, in particular regarding the distinction between waste and non waste under the Basel Convention
  • Practical manual on extended producer responsibility
  • Glossary of terms
• Partnership for Action on Challenges relating to E-waste (PACE II)
  • Draft guidance document on environmentally sound refurbishment and repair of used refrigerators, cooling and heating equipment, and on environmentally sound management of their waste
• Environmental Investigation Agency
  • The 90 Billion Ton Opportunity: Lifecycle Refrigerant Management (publication)
• Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol
  • Guide for the requests for preparation of banks projects
• UNEP Life Cycle Initiative
  • Learn Life Cycle Thinking (e-learning modules)
  • Policymakers Guide to Life-cycle Assessment (policy brief)
• Asia Development Bank
  • Promoting Fluorocarbon Life Cycle Management Through Carbon Markets (publication)

Other resources

• Workshop13 on Life Cycle Refrigerant Management (briefing notes and infographic)
• TEAP (May 2024): Decision XXXV/11 Task Force report on life cycle refrigerant management (report)