www.unep.org United Nations Environment Programme P.O.Box 30552 Nairobi, Kenya Tel: ++254-(0)20-62 1234 Fax: ++254-(0)20-62 3927 E-mail: cpiinfo@unep.org DTI/1282/PA Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) are chemicals controlled by the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, which are widely used in refrigeration and air conditioning around the world. Developing countries must freeze their HCFC consumption and production by 2013 then make step-wise reductions in 2015, 2020, and 2025 until HCFCs are totally phased out in 2030. Early action to reduce HCFCs is important since these chemicals have an impact on both ozone depletion and climate change. UNEP OzonAction in cooperation with the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency has produced this publication to provide decision makers, end-users and servicing technicians in developing countries with information on alternative technologies that can be adopted to phase out HCFCs in refrigeration and air conditioning. The report provides information on technical information on the technologies, details about their current market situation in developed and developing countries, and industry case studies that exemplify state-of-the-art solutions using different technologies in different market segments. For more information, contact: UNEP DTIE OzonAction Branch 15, rue de Milan 75441 Paris Cedex 09 France Tel: +33 1 4437 1450 Fax: +33 1 4437 1474 E-mail: ozonaction@unep.org www.unep.fr/ozonaction Swedish Environmental Protection Agency 106 48 Stockholm, Sweden Visiting address: Valhallavägen 195, Stockholm Telephone: +46-8-698 10 00 Fax: +46-8-20 29 25 www.naturvardsverket.se