Kigali Amendment
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The Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol is an international agreement to gradually reduce the consumption and production of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). It is a legally binding agreement designed to create rights and obligations in international law.[2]
Kigali amendment to the Montreal Protocol | |
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Type | Environmental protection agreement |
Context | Montreal Protocol (1985) |
Signed | October 15, 2016 (2016-10-15)[1] |
Location | Kigali, Rwanda |
Effective | January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01) |
Parties | 159 |
The Montreal Protocol was originally created to preserve and restore the ozone layer; participating countries agreed to phase out chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), gases that had been causing ozone depletion. HFCs do not contain chlorine, so they do not cause ozone depletion, and therefore have been replacing CFCs under the Protocol.[3] However, HFCs are powerful greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change,[4] so this amendment adds HFCs to the list of chemicals that countries promise to phase down.[5]
As of April 10, 2024, 157 states[6] and the European Union[7] have ratified the Kigali Amendment.