Japan's New Policy Reduces F-Gas Emissions

New Policy Measures for Reducing
F-Gas Emissions in Japan

Outline of the Amendment of Japans
Fluorocarbons Recovery and Destruction Law
Shuji TAMURA
Chemical Management Policy Division
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan
Session 1 Where we stand; status of international and regional environmental policies affecting future of refrigerants
Section Structure in METI

METI
Manufacturing Industries Bureau
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......
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Chemical Management
Policy Division
Fluoride Gases
Management
Office
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Chemical Safety Office

Chemical Risk Assessment Office
Chemical Weapon and Drug Materials
Control Policy Office
Ozone Layer Protection Law

Fluorocarbons Recovery and
Destruction Law
Partially revised
Law for Rationalised Use and Proper

Management of Fluorocarbons
Background of the revision

Details of the revision
Expected effects and further action
Coverage of the Previous Law

Refrigerator
Air conditioner
HFCs
Insulators
Dust blowers
Manufacturers
of HFCs
Manufacturers of products
containing HFCs
Users of
products
Supermarkets
Scope of the previous Law
Approved
destructors
Registered
recovery operators
Obligation of recovery and destruction

Newly Identified Concerns
Rapid increase of HFCs emission

Will be doubled in 2020
Significant leakage in use

From refrigerators and air conditioners
Low rate of recovery

Recovery rate of used refrigerants remains
around 30%
Increasing HFCs Emission (BAU)

Mt-CO2
2020
Estimated by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan

Emission of HFCs in 2020 (BAU)

(mil t-CO2)
25
25
50
Small refrigerators
20
20
40
Large refrigerators
In disposal
30
15
15
Other middle refrigerators
Package AC
10
20
10
Others commercial AC
In use
Home AC
Showcases
0
2020 BAU
leakage
Need to Cover These Issues

Refrigerator
Increase of
HFCs
HFCs
Air conditioner
Users of
products
Insulators
Dust blowers
Manufacturers
of HFCs
Supermarkets
Leakage
containing HFCs
in use
Scope of the previous Law
Approved
destructors
Registered
recovery operators
Low
recovery
rate
Obligation of recovery and destruction

Major Points of the Revision
Promote low GWP equipment and

products
Phase-down fluorinated gases in GWP

basis
Prevent leakage from commercial

equipment in use
Change over the trend of HFCs emissions from

increase to decrease as soon as possible
Promote Low GWP Equipment

and Products
Manufacturers and importers of equipment
and products (e.g. air conditioners) are
required to introduce new equipment and
products into the market, which use low GWP
or non-fluorinated gases.
Replace high GWP products in the market

with low GWP or non F-gas alternatives
Assess achievement (in weighted average)
by product category using baseline criteria
Consider safety, energy efficiency and cost
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Achieve Baseline by Product

Category
High GWP
refrigerant
Low GWP
baseline
Low GWP
refrigerant
High GWP
Base year
Goal year
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Phase-down Fluorinated Gases

Manufactures and importers of fluorinated
gases are required to substantive (in GWP
equivalent) phase down of fluorinated gases
for reducing their environmental emissions.
Several approaches to be taken

Develop and produce lower GWP gases
Replace virgin gases with recycled gases
Scheduled reduction based on the indicator

set by the Government
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Achievement Assessed at GWP

Base Reduction
Low GWP
Equipment
manufactures
Equipment
users
Gas
manufacturers
Assessment
using GWP
based indicators
Gas manufactures
recycle used gases
Recovery
operators
Recyclers
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Prevent Leakage from

Commercial Equipment in Use
End users of commercial refrigerators and
air conditioners are required to manage
such equipment properly during its use.
Raise commercial users management level

of equipment by setting a standard
Users check leakage from equipment,
report it to the Government when the
amount of escape exceeds certain criteria
Government publish the report submitted
by users
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Revised Law Covers All Lifecycle

(1) Phase-down HFCs
(2) Promote low GWP products

Refrigerator
Air conditioner
Products with
alternatives
Low GWP HFCs

Natural Refrigerant
Insulators
Manufacturers
of HFCs
Approved
recyclers
Users of
products
Dust blowers
HFCs
containing HFCs
Promote
recycle
Supermarkets
Periodical
check
Maintenance
Report of
leakage
(3) Prevent leakage

from commercial
equipment
Approved
destructors
Registered fillers/
recovery operators
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Expected Effects of the Law on

Reduction of HFC Emission
(unit = 10,000t CO2)
Year
BAU
Promote low
GWP equipment
and products
Prevent leakage
from commercial
equipment
Total reduction
2010 1,713
2020 4,020 390 660
530 950
970 1,560
2030 4,810 2,210 2,730
270 560
2,550 3,180
Source: Preliminary calculation by the Council of METI and MOE
* To be revised along with the detailed operating measures to be

developed for enforcing the revised law
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Further Action Plan
The law shall be enforced in 2 years

(become effective in 2015).
The detailed operating measures will

be prepared as a governmental and
ministerial ordinance.
Each target for the reduction level will

be determined according to the
circumstances of related sectors.
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Thank you
Presented by
Shuji TAMURA
Chemical Management Policy Division
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan
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Section Structure in METI

Chemical Safety Office

Ozone Layer Protection Law

Law for Rationalised Use and Proper

Background of the revision

Coverage of the Previous Law

Scope of the previous Law

Obligation of recovery and destruction

Newly Identified Concerns

Rapid increase of HFCs emission

Significant leakage in use

Low rate of recovery

Increasing HFCs Emission (BAU)

Estimated by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan

Emission of HFCs in 2020 (BAU)

Other middle refrigerators

Need to Cover These Issues

Scope of the previous Law

Obligation of recovery and destruction

Major Points of the Revision

Promote low GWP equipment and

Phase-down fluorinated gases in GWP

Prevent leakage from commercial

Change over the trend of HFCs emissions from

Promote Low GWP Equipment

Replace high GWP products in the market

Achieve Baseline by Product

Phase-down Fluorinated Gases

Several approaches to be taken

Scheduled reduction based on the indicator

Achievement Assessed at GWP

Prevent Leakage from

Raise commercial users management level

Revised Law Covers All Lifecycle

(2) Promote low GWP products

Low GWP HFCs

(3) Prevent leakage

Expected Effects of the Law on

2030 4,810 2,210 2,730

Source: Preliminary calculation by the Council of METI and MOE

* To be revised along with the detailed operating measures to be

Further Action Plan

The law shall be enforced in 2 years

The detailed operating measures will

Each target for the reduction level will

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