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OzonAction Kigali Fact Sheet 16: GWPs of Refrigerant Mixtures; Kigali Context
(2018-10-24)
Many of the commonly used refrigerants are mixtures of several pure fluids. The Kigali Amendment controls the use of HFCs, including those used in refrigerant mixtures. This Fact Sheet provides details about the GWP of ...
Benefits of Rapid Action: OzonAction Kigali Fact Sheet 13
(2017)
The benefits and advantages of quick action to avoid costs and achieve target environmental results are explained in this fact sheet.
Substances Not Controlled under the Montreal Protocol - OzonAction Kigali Factsheet 15
(2018)
The Montreal Protocol controls the production and consumption of a range of chemicals that damage the ozone layer (i.e. ozone depleting substances, ODS). In the Kigali Amendment the Protocol was extended to control the ...
Use of HFCs in Fire Protection Systems - OzonAction Kigali Fact Sheet 18
(2018)
The most widely used fire protection systems (FPS) involve water based systems such as automatic sprinklers. An important category of FPS are chemical agents that can quickly extinguish a fire without creating some of the ...
Glossary and References: OzonAction Kigali Fact Sheet 14
(2017)
This fact sheet provides a list of the definition of terms and acronyms used in the Kigali Fact Sheet series as well as links to other useful information.
WhatGas? Refrigerant Information Application
(2020)
The WhatGas? UN Environment Programme (UNEP) OzonAction application is an information and identification tool for refrigerants gases: ozone depleting substances (ODS), HFCs and other alternatives. It is intended to provide ...
Twinning of National Ozone Officers and Energy Policymakers
(2018)
Under the Kigali Cooling Efficiency Program (K-CEP), UN Environment is implementing a two-year "twinning" project to build the capacity of National Ozone Officers and national energy policymakers for linking energy efficiency ...
Interactions with Other Policy Measures - OzonAction Kigali Fact Sheet 12
(2017)
The interaction and linkages of the Kigali Amendment with other existing policy measures is described in this fact sheet.
Article 7 Data Reporting on HFCs: When Countries Need to Start Reporting - OzonAction Factsheet
(2019)
One of the important commitments of the Protocol is that of reporting the consumption and production of substances controlled under the Montreal Protocol. Following ratification of the Kigali Amendment, this commitment is ...
Safe Use of HCFC Alternatives in Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning: Higher Pressure Refrigerants
(2015)
As the phase out of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) progresses, it is expected that there will be a considerably higher uptake, in particular in developing countries, of ‘alternative refrigerants’, such as hydrocarbons, ...