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With improvements in quality of life, health, and food safety, the demand for air conditioners and refrigerators, as well as the demand for cold chain logistics are rapidly increasing. At the same time, the demand and consumption of refrigerants to power these systems are also increasing rapidly. From the perspective of climate change prevention, there is an urgent need to introduce appropriate policies and technologies, and to develop related infrastructure. 

“Compiling emissions inventory of HFCs” and “Including HFC Bank into NDC” are important to implement measures for HFCs emissions reduction and assess the exact progress.This video introduces the method of calculating HFC emissions as well as how to address major challenges related to data collection.

In pursuing a net zero emission society, accelerating effort to reduce emissions of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and ozone-depleting substances (ODS) emissions reduction is necessary.

Particularly, recovery and destruction of used refrigerants from air conditioners and refrigerators as the end-of-life treatment is a crucial part of fluorocarbons life cycle management.

Despite the importance of such action, stakeholders in many countries often hesitate to initiate the action because of one question.

Who is going to pay the recovery and destruction fee? Who can cover such cost?
The answer to this big question may vary from country to country. However, one thing can be said is that without a thorough consideration of cost-bearing system recovery and destruction program would not be sustainable.

Fluorocarbons used in cooling sector have a high GWP, and its release into the atmosphere contributes to global warming.

To prevent global warming, it is necessary to recover used fluorocarbons for reclamation or destruction. However, the recovery of fluorocarbons has not progressed sufficiently.

One of the reasons is that recovery is not being implemented in a systematic manner due to lack of recovery system covering the entire nation for each country. 

In order to systematically implement recovery, it is important that all the stakeholders follow a single set of rules and avoid creating loopholes in each step that fluorocarbon passes.

In Japan, a new approach has been launched.
The approach is that all the stakeholders use a single app running on their smartphones, to record and manage the location of fluorocarbons from filling to reclamation or destruction. 

In this video, technology information on fluorocarbons leakage detection system, utilizing IoT is presented, with case studies of actual private sector’s business operation. It also includes interviews with technology suppliers.

Avoiding fluorocarbons leakage is an effective technological option in the cooling sector, in order to prevent fluorocarbons emissions to the atmosphere and for maintaining energy efficiency of equipment. 

In this video, technology information on preventing fluorocarbons leakage and leakage detection system utilizing IoT are presented, with case studies of actual private sector’s business operation. It also includes interviews with technology suppliers.

In this video, technology information on high-efficiency non-fluorocarbons refrigeration is explained, with case studies of actual private sector’s business operation. It also includes interviews with technology suppliers and users.