In August 2021, with Energy Foundation China’s support, Peking University and the Foreign Environmental Cooperation Center, a think tank overseen by China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment, released this executive summary of their cooperative project regarding how China should reduce its hydrofluorocarbon (HFC)-23 emissions to fulfill its Kigali Amendment commitments. A few months earlier, China ratified the amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.

The reports assesses China’s historical emission levels and disposal practices of HFC-23, analyzes the mitigation targets required by the Kigali Amendment, and identifies the current policy gaps. Based on cost-benefit analysis of different mitigation measures, this project recommends a strategy for the systematic reduction of HFC-23 emissions.

Researcher hope their findings can lay a solid foundation for China’s HFC phase-down policies.