Thirty-Seventh Meeting of the Parties

Tile: Pathways to Stop Environmental Dumping of Climate-Harming Room Air Conditioners: Lessons From Latin America, the Caribbean, and Beyond

Description: Join CLASP, IGSD, CCAC, and UNEP to explore how unprotected cooling markets in the Global South are vulnerable to the environmentally harmful dumping of new but low efficiency room air conditioners with obsolete refrigerants. Low-efficiency cooling appliances not only waste energy but often rely on high-global warming potential refrigerants which are targeted for phase down and phase out under the Montreal Protocol. As a result, climate change worsens, cooling gaps may widen, and gender inequalities may increase.

This event will preview findings from our upcoming research report, share solutions on how importing- and exporting-country governments, the private sector, civil society, and international partners can work together to prevent environmental dumping of room air conditioners, and spotlight leaders from Brazil, Grenada, and the African continent who will share best practice to overcome these challenges.

Contact(s):

Ana Maria Carreno  

acarreno@clasp.ngo

Title: Closing the LRM Loop: Global ODS/HFC End-of-life Destruction Capacity and Financing LRM Infrastructure Needs

Description: End-of-life management of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) remains one of the most significant gaps in meeting the objectives of the Montreal Protocol and Kigali Amendment. To help close this gap, the Carbon Containment Lab has been mapping and verifying destruction facilities worldwide‚ documenting available technologies, treatment capacities, and the scale of gases awaiting disposal. This side event will mark the public launch of this global dataset and invite Parties, experts, and stakeholders to contribute to strengthen it further. The panel will highlight the financing options for LRM infrastructure needs, ranging from the Multilateral Fund (MLF) to international financial institutions such as the World Bank, regional development banks, and carbon markets.

Contact(s):

Öznur Öztürk

oznur.ozturk@cclab.org 

Title: Hydrocarbons as Refrigerants: Establishing Supply Chains

Description: The event intends to share knowledge and initiate discussion on upscaling the supply chains for natural refrigerants, in particular hydrocarbons. After some technical information on the use of hydrocarbons as refrigerants, an industry speaker will provide insights into current supply chains for refrigerant-grade hydrocarbons. This input is followed by modelling results on hydrocarbon demand as well as updates on recent studies performed within the Cool Up programme on the technical feasibility of hydrocarbon purification and general supply chain aspects.

Contact(s):

Barbara Gschrey

b.gschrey@oekorecherche.de