Phasing
Out CFC in India
As
per the Montreal Protocol,
India is one of the Article
5 (1) countries consuming
a large volume of CFCs,
second only to China.
India ratified the Montreal
Protocol agreement in
1992 and the Government
of India has taken many
progressive steps to
phase out ODS in India.
These include:
-
Setting
up of a special Ozone
Cell in the Ministry
of Environment And Forests
to coordinate all Ozone
Depleting Substances
(ODS) phase-out initiatives.
-
Approval of the Ozone Depleting
Substances (Regulations)
Rules 2000 which amongst
others restricts the manufacturing
of CFCs, CFC based refrigeration
equipment and consumption
of CFCs. These rules set
a deadline of January 1,
2003 for the complete phase-out
of CFCs in the RAC manufacturing
sector.
-
A large number of Industry
specific MLF funded projects
have been approved and
successfully implemented
to phase out ODS in various
sectors.
-
Preparation of an Indian
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
Service Sector Strategy
(RAC SSS) that will help
phase-out ODS in this sector.
-
Formulation of Chiller
Sector Strategy to phase
out ODS
-
Training of Custom Officials
and other officers associated
with implementation of
Ozone Regulations
-
Implementation of ECOFRIG
and HIDECOR projects in
the RAC sector
-
Organizing State workshops
across the country regarding
ODS phase-out.
-
Current
major initiatives
include
- CFC production
sector phase out
- CTC Phase
out
- CFC Phase
out in
small
assembly/servicing
enterprises
of commercial
refrigeration
appliances
- National
CFC Consumption
Phase out Plan
(NCCoPP)
