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Cost of conversion to non-HFC technologies session 3: Finance and technology transfer. Erik Pedersen, Independent Consultant HFC Management Workshop, UNEP, Paris, July 11-12, 2014. Existing HFC uses in A5 and HCFCs to be replaced. Capital cost of converting to Non-HFC technologies.
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Cost of conversion to non-HFC technologiessession 3: Finance and technology transfer Erik Pedersen, Independent Consultant HFC Management Workshop, UNEP, Paris, July 11-12, 2014
HFC Phase-down schedule (ICC could be calculated US$/tCO2-e) A5 Baseline estimated based on latest proposal as around 500 million tons CO2 equivalent
Challengers • Non-HFC Technologies are avail, but: • High up-front investment cost for e.g. hydrocarbon based technologies, • Are safety requirements a barrier?, • High cost of low carbon chemicals, Very high HFOs prices are quoted, but will the experiences on the history of cost of e.g. HFC-134a be repeated. • What will drive the phase-out of HFC-134a in the MAC sector in A5 countries? • Cost of servicing of existing chemical and new non-HFC flammable alternatives. • R600 and R290 • HFC-32 and HFOs • Are Technology transfer a barrier for going non-HFC? • What are the barriers for going directly to Non-HFC technologies for stage II and III of the HPMPs instead of HFCs: • A choice between high cost of IOC for HFOs or high cost of ICC for hydrocarbon based technologies. • MLF funding policies will play a major role,