AHRI and UN Environment Launch Global Refrigerant Management Training Program
First round of training sessions occurred in Kigali, Rwanda
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) and U.N. Environment completed the first round of training sessions for the Refrigerant Driving License (RDL), a global refrigerant management initiative, June 24-27 in Kigali, Rwanda. This pilot stage initiates a global program to help article 5 (developing) countries transition to alternative refrigerants under the Montreal Protocol Kigali Amendment's HFC phasedown schedule.
"AHRI is honored to partner with U.N. Environment in this important global effort to prepare for the coming refrigerant transition," said Stephen Yurek, AHRI president and CEO. "It is especially fitting that the first pilot program is held in Kigali, whose name is associated with the most recent amendment to the Montreal Protocol, which AHRI fully supports."