Kigali Amendment

In October 2016, the Parties of the Montreal Protocol agreed on the Kigali Amendment: It will enter into force from January 2019 and contains different reduction schedules for HFCs (Phase down) for developed, emerging and developing economies. For developed countries a reduction of HFC consumption by 85% until 2036 is set out. For most of the industrial countries, the first reduction step takes place in 2019. Different reduction schedules are established for emerging and developing economies with reduction targets of 80 or 85% within the period from 2024 to 2047. The HFC reduction targets agreed in Kigali constitute an important contribution to the long-term reduction targets for anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions of the Paris Agreement. Financial support to developing countries to fulfil their obligations is provided through the Multilateral Fonds (MLF) of the Montreal Protocol.