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Session 1 – Where we stand; status of international and regional environmental policies affecting future of refrigerants

Section Structure in METI

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METI

Manufacturing Industries Bureau ......

Chemical Management

Policy Division ............

......

Chemical Safety Office

Chemical Risk Assessment Office

Fluoride GasesManagement

OfficeChemical Weapon and Drug Materials

Control Policy Office


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Background of the revision

Details of the revision

Expected effects and further action

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Ozone Layer Protection Law

Fluorocarbons Recovery andDestruction Law

Law for Rationalised Use and Proper

Management of Fluorocarbons

Partially revised


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Coverage of the Previous Law

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Users of

products

HFCs

Obligation of recovery and destruction

Air conditioner

Dust blowers

Refrigerator

Insulators

Manufacturers

of HFCs

Manufacturers of products

containing HFCs

Registered

recovery operators

Approved

destructors

Supermarkets

Scope of the previous Law


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Newly Identified Concerns

Rapid increase of HFCs emission

◦ Will be doubled in 2020

Significant leakage in use

◦ From refrigerators and air conditioners

Low rate of recovery◦ Recovery rate of used refrigerants remains

around 30%

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Increasing HFCs Emission (BAU)

6

Mt-CO2

2020

Estimated by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan


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Emission of HFCs in 2020 (BAU)

7

(mil t-CO2)

50

40

30

20

10

0

5

10

15

20

25

漏洩量

小型冷凍冷蔵機器

大型冷凍機

その他中型冷凍冷蔵機器

ビル用ＰＡＣ

その他業務用

家庭用エアコン

別置型ショーケース

In use

In disposal

leakage2020 BAU

Showcases

Home AC

Others commercial AC

Other middle refrigerators

Large refrigerators

Small refrigerators

25

20

15

Package AC


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Major Points of the Revision

Promote low GWP equipment andproducts

Phase-down fluorinated gases in GWP

basis

Prevent leakage from commercial

equipment in use

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Change over the trend of HFCs emissions from

increase to decrease as soon as possible


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Promote Low GWP Equipment

and Products

Replace high GWP products in the market

with low GWP or non F-gas alternatives

Assess achievement (in weighted average)

by product category using baseline criteria

Consider safety, energy efficiency and cost

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Manufacturers and importers of equipment

and products (e.g . air conditioners) are

required to introduce new equipment and

products into the market, which use low GWPor non-fluorinated gases.


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Achieve Baseline by Product

Category

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Base year Goal year

High GWP

refrigerant

baseline

High GWP

Low GWP

Low GWP

refrigerant


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Phase-down Fluorinated Gases

Several approaches to be taken

◦ Develop and produce lower GWP gases

◦ Replace virgin gases with recycled gases

Scheduled reduction based on the indicator

set by the Government

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Manufactures and importers of fluorinated

gases are required to substantive (in GWP

equivalent) phase down of fluorinated gases

for reducing their environmental emissions.


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Achievement Assessed at GWP

Base Reduction

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Gas

manufacturers

Equipment

manufacturesEquipment

users

Gas manufactures

recycle used gases

Recovery

operators

Recyclers

Low GWP

Assessment

using GWP

based indicators


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Prevent Leakage from

Commercial Equipment in Use

Raise commercial user’s management level

of equipment by setting a standard

Users – check leakage from equipment,

report it to the Government when theamount of escape exceeds certain criteria

Government – publish the report submitted

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End users of commercial refrigerators and

air conditioners are required to manage

such equipment properly during its use.


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Revised Law Covers All Lifecycle

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Users of

productsHFCs

Air conditioner

Dust blowers

Refrigerator

Insulators

Manufacturers

of HFCs

Manufacturers of products

containing HFCs

Registered fillers/

recovery operators

Approved

destructors

Supermarkets

Low GWP HFCs

Natural Refrigerant

(1) Phase-down HFCs (2) Promote low GWP products

Products with

alternatives

Report of

leakage

Periodical

check

Maintenance

(3) Prevent leakagefrom commercialequipment

Approved

recyclers

Promoterecycle


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Expected Effects of the Law on

Reduction of HFC Emission

Year BAU Promote low

GWP equipment

and products

Prevent leakage

from commercial

equipment

Total reduction

2010 1,713

2020 4,020 ▲ 390～ 660 ▲ 530～ 950 ▲ 970～ 1,560

2030 4,810 ▲ 2,210～ 2,730 ▲ 270～ 560 ▲ 2,550～ 3,180

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(unit = 10,000t CO2)

Source: Preliminary calculation by the Council of METI and MOE

* To be revised along with the detailed operating measures to be

developed for enforcing the revised law


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Further Action Plan

The law shall be enforced in 2 years(become effective in 2015).

The detailed operating measures will

be prepared as a governmental and

ministerial ordinance.

Each target for the reduction level willbe determined according to the

circumstances of related sectors.

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Presented by

hank you

Shuji TAMURAChemical Management Policy Division

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan

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