Reduce hydrofluorocarbon refrigerants emissions

​Action area EN4. Reduce emissions from industrial product use, specifically hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants

• Advocate for alignment with the requirements of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol.
• Advocate for product stewardship for HFCs in New Zealand, and partner with refrigerant and air conditioning manufacturers in the Auckland region to identify and promote the safe use of low global warming potential (GWP) refrigerants.
• Educate and raise awareness of the GWP impacts of refrigerants and the products that contain them.
• Advocate for mandatory emissions labelling for products that contain refrigerants, to increase transparency.