Azerbaijan joins global effort against climate change as 171st country to ratify the Kigali Amendment

On November 24, 2025, Azerbaijan ratified the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol. The Amendment shall enter into force for Azerbaijan on 22 February 2026.

 

As a party to Group 1 of Article 5 of the Kigali Amendment, Azerbaijan is required to freeze HFC production starting on 2024 and reduce its HFC consumption by 80% by 2045, compared to its average HFC consumption from 2020 to 2022. Azerbaijan is also required to reduce its HCFC consumption by 65% compared to its baseline average consumption in 2009 and 2010.

 

• The list of countries that have accepted, ratified or approved the Kigali Amendment is available online in the United Nations Treaty Collection.
• The IIR has prepared a summary sheet on the Kigali Amendment, available in FRIDOC.