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This quadrennial Assessment was prepared by the Environmental Effects Assessment Panel (EEAP) for the Parties to the Montreal Protocol. The Assessment reports on key findings on environment and health since the last full Assessment of 2010, paying attention to the interactions between ozone depletion and climate change.

Assessment report of the Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, and Heat Pumps Technical Options Committee.

In response to Decision XXVI/9, this September 2015 report provides an update from TEAP of information on alternatives to ozone-depleting substances listed in June 2015 XXVI/9 report. The report provides updates considering the specific parameters outlined in the current Decision for various sectors and sub-sectors of use. As these parameters were similar to past Decisions (XXIV/7 and XXV/5), TEAP followed the same methodological approach, where no quantitative threshold or importance of one parameter over others was necessarily assumed.