The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) has issued a new resolution for refrigeration, which includes a call for inclusion of HFCs in the Montreal Protocol and a call to arms for members to deploy low global warming potential (GWP) refrigerants in “all commercial and industrial refrigeration equipment under its control along the food and beverage supply chain.” For the first time, the commitment includes ultra-low GWP alternatives — i.e., HFOs — alongside natural refrigerants.
The CGF members noted that a rapid phasedown of HFCs and more sustainable management of refrigeration and systems are necessary to limit global temperature rises to 1.5°C, as set out in the Paris Climate Agreement. They also noted that their previous Refrigeration Resolution in 2010 had helped stimulate development of alternatives to HFCs.