Climate Change Research ›› 2020, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (1): 99-104.doi: 10.12006/j.issn.1673-1719.2019.143

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Evaluation of the HFC-23 abatement policy in China

Kan LIU,Yong-Li CUI(),Wen-Ru ZHENG   

  1. Foreign Environmental Cooperation Centre, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Beijing 100035, China
  • Received:2019-06-08 Revised:2019-07-19 Online:2020-01-30 Published:2020-01-15
  • Contact: Yong-Li CUI E-mail:cui.yongli@fecomee.org.cn

Abstract:

HFC-23 is an unintentional by-product of the production of HCFC-22, which is an important emission source of HFCs in China. Moreover, HFC-23 is under the control of UNFCCC and Montreal Protocol. An HFC-23 abatement policy was introduced in China in 2015, providing subsidies to support HFC-23 emission reduction. Analysis on the emission reduction verification reports indicates the policy brought about effectively incentive for HCFC-22 producers and their disposal rate of HFC-23 reached 98%. The cumulative emission reduction of HFC-23 from 2014 to 2018 reached about 52 kt (608 Mt CO2-eq). Additionally, some suggestions are given out to help fulfill the obligations of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) after the closure of this policy in 2020.

Key words: HFC-23, Abatement policy, Performance evaluation, Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs)

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