HCFC phase-down in Brazil

Date: 2018/04/05
Subject: <a href="/en/news/sectoral_intelligence?news_search_form%5Bsubject_ids%5D%5B%5D=428#results">Regulation ; <a href="/en/news/sectoral_intelligence?news_search_form%5Bsubject_ids%5D%5B%5D=430#results">Developing country
Themes: HCFCs ; <a href="/en/search/Refrigerants,%20secondary%20refrigerants:%20regulations%20and%20standards">Refrigerants, secondary refrigerants: regulations and standards
Keywords: HCFC ; Brazil ; Developing country
Commissions: Refrigerated storage; Air conditioning; Refrigerating equipment; Refrigerated transport; Heat pumps, energy recovery

The Brazilian Ministry of Environment announced that the Brazilian Program for the Elimination of Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) had already enabled the reduction of 34% of the consumption of these gases from 2013, whereas the Montreal Protocol’s target was 35% for the year 2020. The second phase of the Brazilian HCFC Program plans to reduce consumption by 51.6% from January 2021. The substance is to be completely eliminated in 2030.

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