Turkmenistan, together with the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), is implementing a project to phase out hydrochlorofluorocarbons, the UN press service in Turkmenistan reports.

The plan aims to minimize the consumption and production of potentially ozone-depleting chemicals by 2025 and help Turkmenistan achieve the target of reducing basic HCFC consumption by 67.5%.

In this regard, the UNIDO public relations specialist Charles Arthur noted that Turkmenistan became the first Central Asian country to ratify the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. This amendment is an international agreement in the field of gradual reduction of consumption and production of hydrochlorofluorocarbons, and adds hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) to the list of chemicals that countries have pledged to abandon.

Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) do not contain chlorine, consequently, do not cause destruction of the ozone layer. However, they are powerful greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change.

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