Trinidad and Tobago and Uganda Advance HFC Controls Under Kigali Amendment

Trinidad and Tobago and Uganda have outlined their progress in implementing the Kigali Amendment through HFC regulations, refrigeration technician licensing, quota systems and refrigerant management. Their efforts include issuing licences, allocating quotas and training personnel as they work to phase down high-global-warming-potential hydrofluorocarbons.

These measures connect the broader phase-down objective with activities across the refrigeration sector. Quotas and licensing can affect how refrigerants enter the market, while technician training and refrigerant management address practices further along the supply chain.

For refrigerant suppliers and buyers, the practical implications will depend on how licensing and quota arrangements operate. Refrigeration businesses and technicians may also need to consider how training and licensing requirements apply to their work.

The measures signal progress in putting HFC controls into practice, but their wider effects on supply chains and trade will depend on implementation, including how quotas are allocated and how refrigerant management requirements develop.