Refrigerant management for developing countries
February 15, 2026
FRANCE/USA: The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has signed a new two-year plan with ASHRAE focusing on the lifecycle management of refrigerants.
ASHRAE and UNEP have partnered to assist developing countries in transitioning to non-ozone-depleting refrigerants since 2007. The new plan, signed at the recent ASHRAE Winter Conference, calls for joint development of work tools and educational products and expansion of existing resources, looking at refrigerants from production to disposal.