On July 24, 2018 a working meeting entitled «Kigali amendment to the Montreal Protocol as a Bridge between the Ozone Layer Protection and Climate Change Mitigation Actions» was held at the UN Office. This initiative was led by the Ministry of Nature Protection, and supported by UNIDO under the «Enabling Activities for HFC Phase-down» Project and UNDP. The meeting was attended by the experts of the National Ozone Unit and Climate Change Center, and representatives of several departments of the ministry. Inspiring welcoming remarks were made by the First Deputy Minister Irina Ghaplanyan, referring to the commitments undertaken by both conventions emphasizing the importance of cooperation.
The agenda touched upon the following topics:
- The importance of energy efficiency in the HVAC sector.
- Energy efficiency standards in Armenia.
- Definition of energy efficiency requirements for cooling and air conditioning systems in public and community procurement.
- Regular HFC data collection (institutional and organizational approaches).
The meeting was concluded by the interactive discussion resulting in a draft roadmap for joint actions.