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Annex VI: Party proposals regarding baselines, freeze dates and first reduction steps

A5 baselines and freeze dates

Proponents

Proposed range (HFC component of baseline)

Freeze date

GCC

2024–2026

2028

China, Pakistan

2019–2025

2025–2026

India

2028–2030

2031

African Group,

Pacific Island Countries, Latin America like-minded*, EU and JUSSCANNZ

2017–2019

2021

Malaysia, Indonesia, Brazil, Argentina,1 English-speaking Caribbean, Cuba

2021–2023

2025

Iran

2024–2027

2029

Non-A5 baseline, freeze date/first reduction step

EU and JUSSCANNZ

2011–2013

90% of baseline in 2019

Belarus and Russian Federation

2009–20131

100% of baseline in 2020

* Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Venezuela, Chile, Colombia, Honduras, Costa Rica, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Panama, Peru, Paraguay (as a basis)

1 Subject to confirmation by Government

  • The HFC component of the baseline should be the average of consumption/production over three consecutive years expressed in CO2 equivalent
  • The baseline should include a percentage of HCFC consumption/production baseline or actual consumption/production, added to the HFC component