colling plan

KIGALI AGREEMENT

• The Kigali Amendment is an international agreement to 

reduce the consumption and production of HFC.

• Objective: The main goal of the Kigali Amendment is to 

address climate change by reducing the global use of 

HFCs.

 HFCs, while not harmful to the ozone layer, are potent 

greenhouse gases with a high global warming potential 

(GWP).

 It builds on the earlier success of the Montreal Protocol, 

which successfully phased out many ozone-depleting 

substances like chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and 

hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs). 

 It marks a shift from HCFCs to alternative substances 

with lower environmental impact.

• This is expected to prevent the emissions of up to 105 

billion tonnes of CO2 of greenhouse gasses, avoiding up to

0.5 degree Celsius of global temperature rise by 2100.

National Cooling Action Plans (NCAPs):

• NCAPs are an important tool to assist countries in identifying 

pathways to integrate comprehensive action to reduce energy 

related emissions from cooling, aligned with plans related to 

emissions from refrigerant transition. 

• They also offer an opportunity for a country to consider how 

to improve access to cooling and address additional SDGs.

India Cooling Action Plan (ICAP):

• ICAP was launched in 2019.

• Objective: It provides an integrated vision towards cooling 

across sectors encompassing inter alia reduction of cooling 

demand, refrigerant transition, enhancing energy efficiency 

and better technology options with a 20 year time horizon.

• The India Cooling Action seeks to;

 Reduce cooling demand across sectors by 20% to 25% by 

2037-38, 

 Reduce refrigerant demand by 25% to 30% by 2037-38, 

 Reduce cooling energy requirements by 25% to 40% by 

2037-38, 

 Recognize “cooling and related areas” as a thrust area of 

research under national S&T Programme, 

 Training and certification of 100,000 servicing sector 

technicians by 2022-23, synergizing with Skill India