CCAC: Phasing Down Climate Potent HFCs / HFCs Initiative

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General

Name of initiative	CCAC: Phasing Down Climate Potent HFCs / HFCs Initiative
LPAA initiative	Yes
NAZCA Initiative	Yes
Website address	http://www.ccacoalition.org/en/initiatives/hfc
Related initiatives	Parent initiative: CCAC: Climate and Clean Air Coalition (Main) Related: Global Food Cold Chain Council (GFCCC)
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Secretariat	Denise Sioson, CCAC Secretariat, UNEP Paris, Phone:+33 144377637, E-mail:Denise.Sioson.Affiliate@unep.org
Organisational structure	Particularly private sector-led initiatives Global Refrigerant Management Initiative (GRMI) and Global Food Cold Chain Council (GFCCC). The governance is run by independently by a body reporting to the CCAC on their projects and progress.
Geographical coverage	Global
Name of lead organisation	UNEP Paris
Type of lead organisation	United Nations or Specialised agency
Location/Nationality of lead organisation	France

Description

Description	Under the HFC Initiative, national governments, non-state entities and private sector companies aim to mobilize efforts of all the non-state actors and governments to reduce the projected growth in use and emission of HFCs through various activities.
Objectives	Objective by COP22: Expanded membership of the Global Food Cold Chain Council program (numbers outlining growth to follow); Code of Practice for the servicing sector is finalized and shared through the global network of companies to promote refrigerant emissions reduction globally – To be launched at COP22. Long-term Objective: Reduce high-GWP Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) emissions by 30 to 50% from refrigerant servicing within 10 years, and enhance energy efficiency and reduce food loss in the cold food chain.
Activities	Getting actors together to express support for an amendment to the Montreal Protocol as well as promote better public procurement procedures regarding this.
One or two success stories achieved	On October 15, 2016, the world reached an agreement to phase-down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). It is one of the most significant actions governments have ever taken to protect the climate. HFCs are highly potent greenhouse gases that have a global warming potential 1000’s of times that of carbon dioxide (CO2). The Kigali Amendment represents a historic step in combatting climate change. Since 2012, Coalition partners which includes the private sector, have worked to support the HFC Amendment under the Montreal Protocol by promoting HFC alternative technologies through case studies and international conferences, supporting the development of HFC inventories and studies, conducting demonstration projects to validate climate-friendly alternatives and technologies, and building political support. Moreover, both state and non-state partners have invested huge efforts beyond the initiative projects to support the negotiations process. For example, the industry partners of the CCAC have co-financed technology and policy conferences on HFC alternatives since 2012, and have stressed over and over their support and readiness to phasedown high-GWP HFCs.

Monitoring and Impacts

Function of initiative	Political dialogue, Technical dialogue, Implementation
Activity of initiative	Policy planning and recommendations, Advocacy, Knowledge production and innovation, Goal setting (ex-ante)
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Have you changed or strenghtened your goals
Progress towards the goals	The private sector-led initiatives have contributed in demonstrating to the Parties to the Montreal Protocol that the industry is ready to phasedown HFCs and that an amendment to the Montreal Protocol would be welcomed by the business sector. We believe that the private sector played a major role in getting the Kigali Amendment through this month. Specific progress below: GRMI: • A GRMI steering committee was formed and has convened numerous times since COP21. • A global survey of training and education programs was completed. GFCCC: • GFCCC released the results of a major study it commissioned with Deloitte that confirmed the climate benefits of an expansion of the food cold chain globally. • GFCCC co-produced and co-sponsored the November 2015 conference, “Advancing Ozone & Climate Protection Technologies & Policies: The Food Cold Chain,” in Montreal with CCAC, the US Environmental Protection Agency and Environment and Climate Change Canada. Over 100 representatives of country delegations and private sector entities were represented. • GFCCC briefed the US President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology on the potential climate benefits of an expanded food cold chain. It was the highest meeting to date in the president’s administration on the topic of food waste.
How are you tracking progress of your initiative	Current tracking is qualitative and occurs informally during monthly teleconferences of the GRMI and GFCCC membership.
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Participants

Participants	Number	Names
Members	0
Companies	0
Business organisations	0
Research and educational organisations	0
Non-governmental organisations	0
National states	0
Governmental actors	0
Regional / state / county actors	0
City / municipal actors	0
Intergovernmental organisations	0
Financial Institutions	0
Faith based organisations	0
Other members	0
Supporting partners	0
Number of members in the years	2018 60
Have only national states as participators	No

Theme

Transport	Agriculture	Forestry	Business	Financial institutions	Buildings	Industry	Waste	Cities and subnational governments	Short Term Pollutants	International maritime transport	Energy Supply	Fluorinated gases	Energy efficiency	Renewable energy	Supply chain emission reductions	Adaptation	Other	Resilience	Innovation	Energy Access and Efficiency	Private Finance
No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No

Last update: 28 October 2019 13:46:35

Not only have national states as participators