Global HFC emissions from the refrigeration sector

Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), countries that are parties to the Convention submit national greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories to the Climate Change Secretariat. The following table shows HFC emissions from the refrigeration sector for about 40 Annex 1 countries that are signatories to the Kyoto Protocol.

The table also presents the share (in %) of the different sub-categories in the refrigeration sector, when reported by countries: commercial refrigeration, domestic refrigeration, industrial refrigeration, mobile air conditioning, stationary air conditioning.

 

In accordance with the reporting requirements, Annex 1 Parties are required to submit GHG inventories every year for the period from 1990 (the base year) until the current year minus two. Due to this lag in reporting, the 2021 inventory presents figures from 2019. The values for the EU are given for comparison purposes. Emission estimates of the European Union are as reported for its 27 member States and the United Kingdom as a group and are reported separately from those of each individual party.

 

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Last updated in January 2022.

 

 

Sources

UNFCCC Greenhouse Gas Inventory Data Interface. HFC emissions for the « 2.F.1  Refrigeration and Air-conditioning » sector. https://di.unfccc.int/flex_annex1

National greenhouse gas inventory data for the period 1990–2019. Report by the secretariat. https://unfccc.int/documents/306767