EIA Briefing to the 92nd Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund

It is now almost seven years since the Parties to the Montreal Protocol adopted the Kigali Amendment to incorporate a global phase-down of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). Group 1 Article 5 Parties are facing the first control measure in 2024, and it is therefore urgent that Members of the Executive Committee (ExCom) to the Multilateral Fund (MLF) agree the cost guidelines this year, including the starting point for sustained aggregate reductions, incremental capital and operating costs and elements related to energy efficiency and the refrigeration servicing sector.

The ExCom has 118 funding requests to consider, including two new HCFC Phase-out Management Plans (HPMP) and two Kigali Implementation Plans (KIPs), as well as seven KIP preparation/investment projects, five energy efficiency related projects and 31 renewals of institutional strengthening. Additional activities to maintain energy efficiency in the servicing are also included in one new stage and four tranche requests.

The following briefing outlines EIA’s analysis and priority recommendations on these and other issues.