{"id":128817,"date":"2021-08-26T20:35:13","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T15:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=128817"},"modified":"2021-08-27T11:48:45","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T06:18:45","slug":"india-has-done-well-to-ratify-the-montreal-accord-amendment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/india-has-done-well-to-ratify-the-montreal-accord-amendment\/","title":{"rendered":"India has done well to ratify the Montreal accord amendment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Source<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.business-standard.com\/article\/opinion\/on-the-right-track-121082501609_1.html\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Business Standard<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Relevance<\/strong>: Understanding India&#8217;s ratification to Kigali Agreement<\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis<\/strong>: The recent announcement of Government of India to ratify the Kigali agreement is expected to bring various benefits including strengthening India&#8217;s global position in fight against climate change<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>The government\u2019s decision to ratify the amendment to the Montreal accord on phasing out ozone-depleting and environmentally-injurious substances has come at a time just before the UN 26<sup>th<\/sup> summit (COP 26). The conference on climate change to be held in November at Glasgow.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Background<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>India has been a party to the adoption of the amendment to the\u00a0Montreal Protocol\u00a0at Kigali (Rwanda) in 2016 that called for gradual elimination of the hazardous chemicals commonly used as cooling agents.<\/li>\n<li>These substances mostly fall in the category of hydro-fluorocarbons (HFCs) which are injurious to the earth\u2019s ozone layer that protects it from the harmful ultraviolet radiation coming from the sun<\/li>\n<li>Though HFCs were introduced as non-ozone depleting alternatives to the relatively more hazardous Hydro-chlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), they were found to emit highly potent greenhouse gases (GHGs)<\/li>\n<li>Thus, Kigali agreement now aims to replace all these chemicals with safer substitutes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>India&#8217;s strategy<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>A national strategy to discontinue the use of HFCs is proposed to be crafted by 2023 in consultation with the various stakeholders.<\/li>\n<li>This would involve a four-phased cutback schedule aimed at a cumulative reduction of 10% by 2032, 20% by 2037, 30% by 2042 and 85% by 2047.<\/li>\n<li>This structure is in line with the target of eliminating HFCs by the late 2040s<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Benefits of HFC phaseout<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>The elimination of HFCs at the global level is estimated to <strong>reduce GHG emissions<\/strong> equivalent to around 105 million tonnes of carbon dioxide<\/li>\n<li>It would help <strong>avoid up to 0.5 degrees Celsius rise in temperature<\/strong> by the end of this century, even while allowing the ozone layer to repair itself.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Benefits to India<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>For India, the notable gain would be the opening of the door for indigenous production of equipment as well as cooling agents, which are non-HFC and have low global warming potential.<\/li>\n<li>The next generation refrigerants and refrigeration technology is expected to involve the use of relatively safer chemicals like hydro-fluoro-olefins (HFOs) or admixtures of HFCs and HFOs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Terms to know<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/montreal-protocol\/\">Montreal protocol<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/cabinet-approves-ratification-of-kigali-amendment-to-the-montreal-protocol\/\">Kigali Agreement<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Business Standard Relevance: Understanding India&#8217;s ratification to Kigali Agreement Synopsis: The recent announcement of Government of India to ratify the Kigali agreement is expected to bring various benefits including strengthening India&#8217;s global position in fight against climate change Context The government\u2019s decision to ratify the amendment to the Montreal accord on phasing out ozone-depleting&hellip; 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