OEWG41 side-event in Bangkok

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OEWG41 side-event in Bangkok21) Who is JRAIA?

The Japan Refrigeration and Air conditioning Industry Association
 Established in 1949.

70th anniversary!

 Minato city, Tokyo (located in front of Tokyo Tower) 168 member companies including the associate members.
(as of 1st of June 2019) The business fields of the member companies are :- Air conditioning (residential, commercial, automotive)- Refrigeration (commercial, industrial, transport)- Ventilation- Heat pump system (HP water heaters)- Refrigerants- Parts© 2019 JRAIA The Japan Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry Association. All Rights Reserved.

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32) Previous side-events at OEWG

 OEWG40 in Vienna, 13 July 2018

“Current status of Japan’s legislation following Kigali Amendment, applicationof low-GWP refrigerants and energy efficiency promoting activities”
https://www.jraia.or.jp/english/side/unep2018.html

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42) Previous side-events at OEWG

 OEWG39 in Bangkok, 12 July 2017

“Latest findings of A2L risk assessment conducted in Japanand current status of A3 risk assessment”

 OEWG38 in Vienna, 10 July 2016

https://www.jraia.or.jp/english/side/unep2017.html“Implementation of alternative refrigerant management in Japan ;Latest activities including risk assessment for A2L refrigerants ”
https://www.jraia.or.jp/english/side/index.html

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OEWG41 side-event in Bangkok53) OEWG41 side-event

Japan’s F-gas policy and current status of measures to curb greenhouse gas
emissions and to enhance energy efficiency products in RACHP sector“Fluorocarbons Management Policy”
by Yasuhiro Baba, Director, Office of Fluorocarbons Control Policy
Ministry of the Environment“Japan’s Policies of Fluorocarbons Management (refrigerant transition)”by Sho Nakamura, Deputy Director, Office of Fluorocarbons Control Policy
Ministry of the Environmentand Hisako Mitani, Researcher, Fluoride Gases Management Office
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry“Refrigerant conversion activities including energy efficiency in Japan”
by Tetsuji Okada, President
The Japan Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry Association“NEDO Projects related to Fluorocarbon Countermeasures”
by Satoshi Fujigaki, Director General, Environment Department
New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization© 2019 JRAIA The Japan Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry Association. All Rights Reserved.

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64) Key Players on F-gas policy

PublicConsumers
Government
MOE
METI

Budget

NEDONGOsAcademiaCentral Environment Council Universities
Industrial Structure Council AISTJSRAEIndustry
JRECO JRAIA JARAC
JAMAJFMA
R&D Projectsetc.

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74) Key Players on F-gas policy

Government
MOE : Ministry of the Environment
METI : Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
NEDO : New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization

Academia
AIST : National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
JSRAE : Japan Society of Refrigerating and Air Conditioning EngineersIndustry
JRAIA : The Japan Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry Association
JARAC : Japan Association of Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Contractors
JRECO : Japan Refrigerants and Environment Conservation Organization
JFMA : Japan Fluorocarbon Manufactures Association
JAMA : Japan Automotive Manufactures Association© 2019 JRAIA The Japan Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry Association. All Rights Reserved.

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85) NEDO project for Risk Assessment of products using A2L refrigerants

Lower-flammable
refrigerants risk projectIndustry
JRAIA(2011 - 2016)

The Japan Refrigeration andA/C Industry Association

JAMAGovernment

Japan Automobile
Manufacturers AssociationMETI

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

NEDO

[Aim]
1. Acquire base data

New Energy and Industrial Technology
Development Organization(flammability, ignition, gravity of the accident)

2. Review of risk assessment
3. Issue of the report
AIST

National Institute of advanced
industrial science and technology

JSRAE

Society of Refrigerating andAir conditioning Engineers

The University of Tokyo
Kyushu University
Suwa University of ScienceAcademia© 2019 JRAIA The Japan Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry Association. All Rights Reserved.

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9Japan’s F-gas policy and current status of measures to curb greenhouse gas
emissions and to enhance energy efficiency products in RACHP sector
1. Opening by Hideaki Kasahara
2. “Fluorocarbons Management Policy”

by Yasuhiro Baba, Director, Office of Fluorocarbons Control Policy
Ministry of the Environment

3. “Japan’s Policies of Fluorocarbons Management (refrigerant transition)”by Sho Nakamura, Deputy Director, Office of Fluorocarbons Control Policy
Ministry of the Environmentand Hisako Mitani, Researcher, Fluoride Gases Management Office
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

4. “Refrigerant conversion activities including energy efficiency in Japan”

by Tetsuji Okada, PresidentThe Japan Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry Association

5. “NEDO Projects related to Fluorocarbon Countermeasures”

by Satoshi Fujigaki, Director General, Environment Department
New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization

6. Q & A or e-mail to “jraia-global@jraia.or.jp” for questions/comments.
7. Closing by Tetsuji Okada© 2019 JRAIA The Japan Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry Association. All Rights Reserved.