ShareKuwait joins global effort against climate change as 161st country to ratify the Kigali Amendment
Kuwait is now the third Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) country to ratify the Kigali Amendment, following the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
On November 4, 2024, Kuwait ratified the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol. As a party to Group 2 of Article 5 of the Kigali Amendment, Kuwait is required to freeze HFC production by 2028 and reduce its HFC consumption by 85% by 2047, compared to its average HFC consumption from 2024 to 2026. Kuwait 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.