EIA Briefing to the 38th Meeting of Parties to the Montreal Protocol

Ten years ago in Kigali, the Parties to the Montreal Protocol agreed to phase down the production and use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), propelling the ozone treaty into a new era of ambitious climate protection.

The past decade has done much to vindicate that ambition. Now ratified by more than 170 countries, the Kigali Amendment commits the world to an 80 per cent reduction in HFC consumption by 2047 which, if fully implemented, is projected to prevent up to 0.5°C of global warming by 2100. Combined with improvements in energy efficiency in cooling, this climate benefit could approach 1°C.

But anniversaries are for looking ahead as much as they are looking back and, with crucial items including strengthening the Protocol’s institutions and the replenishment of the Multilateral Fund (MLF) for the 2027-29 triennium on the table, this meeting will help determine whether the Kigali Amendment’s second decade can truly deliver on the agreement’s promise.

EIA calls on Parties to build on the success of the Kigali Amendment by accelerating action, strengthening the Protocol’s institutions and maximising its climate and ozone protection benefits.