81286230-Policy and technical support to the implementation of the project Cool Contributions fighting Climate Change II (C4 II)

The Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (RAC) sector is estimated to account for about 13% of global greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and has been identified as one of the fastest growing energy consuming sectors in developing countries. Due to the large mitigation potential and available technology options, the RAC sector plays a critical role in planning and implementing ambitious National Determined Contributions (NDCs) for an increasing number of countries. Although attention to the RAC sector in national climate change strategies is growing, there is often a lack of more holistic approaches that focus on both climate-friendly refrigerants and appliance efficiency measures. Comprehensive cooling sector approaches with a higher level of ambition are essential for the NDC revision and implementation in the next three years. The global project "Cool Contributions fighting Climate Change II" (C4 II) assists policymakers in designing national mitigation strategies for their RAC sector to meet the increasing ambition levels expected in revised NDCs. By aligning efforts taken under the two relevant international regimes, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Montreal Protocol (MP), the RAC sector can make a significant contribution towards reaching the 2GradC or, respectively, 1.5GradC, target. The project assists in implementing NDC measures in the RAC sector, and simultaneously supports the development of more differentiated and ambitious NDC cooling targets and actions. Building on long-standing cooperation and transformation processes, the project improves national structures in the partner countries Costa Rica, Grenada and the Philippines for the implementation of NDC strategies in the RAC sector, taking into account a holistic approach (e.g. also the increase of building efficiency standards to reduce the cooling load as preventive measures). In addition, best practices, proven tools, and methods will be processed and replicated. As an example, the results and experiences for Grenada can be directly applied to numerous small island states. The RAC sector specific NDC strategies developed for the Philippines, Grenada, and Costa Rica with the help of the preceding project Cool Contributions fighting Climate Change l (C4 I) as well as their preparation process represent valuable good practices. These are to be processed (in the form of guidelines and blueprints) and made usable for additional countries via C4 II. The reliable data collected in the context of the sector-specific greenhouse gas inventories offer good opportunities for partner countries to implement cost-effective and socially acceptable climate change mitigation measures.