Deadline: 26-Oct-22
The Climate & Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) is calling for proposals for Transformative Action in the Cooling Sector that aims to maximize the environmental benefits of the HFC phase-down under the Kigali Amendment by promoting early and complementary actions on HFCs, supporting strategic actions to minimize HFC emissions throughout the life-cycle of cooling equipment, and by reducing the energy demand associated with new and existing cooling equipment.
Scope
Project proposals should develop, enable, or implement innovative solutions that will advance one or more goals of the CCAC Engagement Strategy for the Cooling Sector:
- By 2025, the CCAC will have significantly raised global awareness of the cooling sector’s ability to combat climate change, will have increased ambitious action, and will have mobilized political support for finance to assist developing countries transition towards climate-friendly cooling beyond that of the Multilateral Fund of the Montreal Protocol.
- By 2023, all CCAC partner countries have ratified the Kigali Amendment or have demonstrated intent to ratify and have started the ratification process.
- By 2030, the CCAC will have significantly enhanced the environmental benefits of the Kigali Amendment by reducing HFC and energy-related emissions in the cooling sector.
- By 2024, all CCAC cooling industry partners provide commitments on how they will support and facilitate a faster phase-down of HFCs and enhance energy efficiency in the sector.
- In line with these goals, the CCAC Cooling Hub has identified possible topics and areas of action to consider when responding to this call. Proposed solutions may include one or more of the following:
- Promote low-GWP energy efficient technologies to high-GWP HFC technologies in the food cold chain through demonstration projects that are supported by adequate policies, skill-building and business models, focusing particularly in the local installation and assembly sector.
- Provide support to scale up national and regional policies, approaches and practices to minimize emissions of fluorocarbons, including HFCs, in the operation and end-of life phases of cooling equipment, including through recovery, collection, transport, recycling, reclamation and environmentally sound disposal of refrigerants.
Funding Information
- Funding: The total amount available for this call is US$7 million to cater to the needs of each of the 7 CCAC Hub to implement their respective Engagement Strategy
- Project Duration: up to 2 years
Expected Results
- Project proposals are required to demonstrate how they will lead to transformative change in several countries, a region, or globally and, ultimately, emissions reductions in the sector.
- Project proposals should have at least one clearly defined outcome, such as:
- Catalysed funding for solutions at scale
- Scalable and/or replicable regulatory and enforcement regimes (e.g., informed by model regulations)
- Commitments by big emitters to reduce emissions
- Adopted sectoral models and strategies for mitigation
- Global or regional roadmaps for the sector
- Public-private partnerships
- Etc.
Eligibility Criteria
Only not-for-profit organisations (NGOs, IGOs) and governments can apply.
For more information, visit https://www.ccacoalition.org/en/content/transformative-action-cooling-sector-clg-22-001
