Case Study Detail Record

     



Organization type:  Government
   
Name of Ministry/Agency: 
   
Country: Thailand
   
Initiative Title: Commercial Refrigerator Terminal Umbrella Project
   
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Scope:
   
Status: Completed
   
Timeframe:
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Lead Institution: Department of Industrial Works
   
Stakeholders/Partners:  SMEs
   
Relevent issues: - Control measures derived from the Montreal Protocol

Objectives/Challenges:
To phase out the use of CFCs in commercial refrigerators by substituting CFC-12 with HFC-134a and substituting CFC-11 with HFC-141b.
 
Policy Options:
The national target is required to phase out the use of CFCs within the year 2010
 
Summary:
Implementation of the programme resulted in reduced use of CFC-11 and CFC-12 up to 173 tons.