Refrigerant Trends in China

摘要

China approved the Montreal Protocol and the Copenhagen Amendment in 1991 and 2003, respectively, and has been restricting the use of ozone depleting substances (ODS) accordingly. In January 1993, the Chinese government released the 'Phase-out plan for ozone depleting substances in China,' which has been amended in 1999 and 2003. According to a plan to accelerate the freeze and phase-out of HCFCs by about a decade, approved at the 19th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol held in September 2007, developing countries including China will freeze their HCFC consumption in 2013 at the average of 2009 and 2010 levels. HCFC consumption will be reduced by 10% in 2015, and then by 35% and 67.5% in 2020 and 2025, respectively. From 2030 to 2040, only 2.5% of HCFCs will be allowed for servicing.