Side Event on Higher Energy Efficient Cooling andHFC Lifecycle Management
as a Key Contribution to Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
16:30-17:45, December 5, 2023 (Tuesday)
Japan Pavilion at UNFCCC COP28 in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates

1. Background
Improving access to cooling is becoming more important especially for those who live in hot climates withhigh risk for heat stress, etc., so the cooling demand is rising. Therefore, energy efficiency and refrigerant life
cycle management must be further accelerated in parallel because the rapid growth of cooling is putting stresson the power grid and the environment through GHG emissions.
Earlier in 2023, the G7 and G20 Ministers also highlighted the role of energy efficiency and savings as the“first fuel” to drive the energy transitions, and the importance of advancing proper lifecycle management offluorocarbons, in particular addressing fluorocarbons banks, including refrigerants contained in equipment.
Particularly, the role of energy efficiency is becoming further significant internationally, with the International
Energy Agency (IEA) indicating the need to double energy efficiency for net zero by 2050. Along with thismomentum, we would also highlight that the COP Presidency is promoting COP28 as “Cooling COP”,
bearing in mind the importance of the issue.
The Side Event will highlight multiple aspects of cooling sector for sustainable development and expectedroles to contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation, by providing updates of relevant climate
action by countries and international agencies.

2. Date & Venue
16:30-17:45, December 5, 2023 (Tuesday)
Japan Pavilion at UNFCCC COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

3. Organizers
Ministry of the Environment (MOE), JapanMinistry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Japan4. Draft Agenda
Time
1Contents

Speakers/Affiliation

Introduction of the side

Mr. Makoto Kato/event

Secretariat of the Initiative on Fluorocarbons Life Cycle

Opening
16:30-16:33

Management (IFL)/ Member, Board of Directors
Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center, Japan (OECC)
16:33-16:39

Opening Remark I

Mr. Yutaka Matsuzawa
Vice-Minister for Global Environmental Affairs
Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ)

16:39-16:45

Opening Remark II

Mr. Shinichi Kihara
Director-General for Energy and Environmental Policy
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)

2Keynote

2.1 16:45-16:55

HFCs Life Cycle

Ms. Martina Otto

Management

Head of the Secretariat
Climate & Clean Air Coalition (CCAC)

2.2 16:55-17:05
2.3 17:05-17:10

Mitigation efforts through Dr. Pablo Hevia-Koch, Head of Renewable Integration andenergy efficiency

Secure Electricity Unit, International Energy Agency (IEA)

Efforts by industry

Mr. Katsuyuki Sawai
Senior Executive Officer
Daikin Industries, Ltd. (Daikin)

3

Panel Discussion
17:10-17:40

How do we accelerate(30 mins)

energy efficiency andModerated by Mr. Makoto Kato, IFL/OECC

HFCs life cycle

Panelistsmanagement towards⚫

achieving the Net Zero
Emissions society, while

Advanced Technology (MOIAT), United Arab Emirates⚫

addressing adaptation toclimate change?

Ms. Abrar Nasser AlJaroodi, Ministry of industry andRepresentative, Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE),India⚫

•

Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Phan, Ministry of Natural Resources
and Environment, (MONRE) (Vietnam)⚫

Mr. Jeff Marootian, Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy, Department of Energy United States of America⚫

Mr. Virender K. Duggal, Asian Development Bank(ADB)4⚫

Mr. Katsuyuki Sawai, Daikin⚫

Ms. Martina Otto, CCAC⚫

Dr. Pablo Hevia-Koch, IEA⚫

Mr. Yutaka Matsuzawa, MOE, on behalf of Japan

Closing Speech
17:40-17:45

Closing remarks

Mr. Virender K. Duggal ADB