Organizer: UNDP Description: The panelists will share experiences of reducing emissions of HFC-23, a by-product from the production process of HCFC-22, by reducing its emission rate in the process, destroying it from the off-gas, or by collecting and converting it to other environmentally safe chemicals.

Organizer: The World Bank Description: The purpose of the side event is to explore the complementarities of refrigerant replacement and energy efficiency improvement in -cooling, possible financing instruments, and models for synchronizing action through a case study approach. The discussion will strive to build a better understanding of the costs and benefits of integrating the two.