Unlocking Kigali Amendment Climate Benefits: EIA Calls for Support of Updated Safety Standards Proposal

A new safety standard proposed by an International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) working group is vital to maximizing emission reductions from a global phase-down of super pollutant hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) under the Montreal Protocol’s Kigali Amendment. If approved by a vote of IEC member countries, the proposal is on course to be adopted in the international standard for air conditioning, IEC 60335-2-40, allowing greater use of climate-friendly and energy efficient refrigerants in room air-conditioning (AC) systems around the world.