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This guidance document from the NewClimate Institute provides a framework for policymakers to design national mitigation strategies for the refrigeration, air conditioning and foam (RAC&F) sector. It emphasizes the need to align efforts between the UNFCCC and the Montreal Protocol to meet the temperature targets of the Paris Agreement.

This 2009 briefing by the Environmental and Energy Study Institute examines the Montreal Protocol's success in ozone recovery and its failure to address the climate impacts of ozone-depleting substances (ODSs) and their substitutes, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). It highlights the risk posed by existing ODS 'banks' and the rapid growth of HFC emissions, while discussing proposed legislative responses in the United States and internationally.

This fact sheet describes Ghana's participation in the Climate and Clean Air Coalition's (CCAC) Supporting National Action and Planning (SNAP) initiative to mitigate short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs). It details the integration of SLCP measures into national development plans, the use of the LEAP-IBC tool for emissions planning, and specific sectoral actions in transport, energy, and cooling.