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Short-lived climate pollutants (SLCP) have relatively short atmospheric lifetimes but trap heat more efficiently than CO2 making them potent climate forcers. Therefore, accelerating reduction of SLCP emissions, such as HFCs is one of ways to bring immediate effect of mitigation.
The 1st Global Stocktake in COP28 also recognized the importance of mitigation in non-CO2 GHG, attracting attention in the international society.

However, many developing countries have not yet included HFC reductions in NDC or hold challenges in implementation. Lifecycle refrigerant management, i.e., recovery, recycling, reclamation, and destruction of refrigerants, have been untouched yet, while cooling demand has rapidly increased in a massive scale, and lifecycle management will bring significant mitigation potentials.

Japan, CCAC, ADB, etc. established the Initiative on Fluorocarbons Life Cyle Management, to promote mitigation efforts of HFCs etc. Cooperation activities have been progress with success in developing legislation and institutional framework, inventory, as well as infrastructure. The experiences will be shared by experts of developing countries and international agencies.

Participants are invited to discuss how to maximize the opportunity to raise mitigation ambition in NDCs.