Refrigerants & environment
South Sudan Ratifies Kigali Amendment, Becoming 176th Party with 80% HFC Reduction Obligation
South Sudan ratified the Kigali Amendment on 23 October 2026, becoming the 176th country to do so. As a Group 1, Article 5 party, it must freeze HFC production and cut HFC consumption by 80% by 2045, while also reducing HCFC use by 65% against its 2009–2010 baseline.
As a Group 1, Article 5 party under the Kigali Amendment, South Sudan is required to freeze HFC production and reduce HFC consumption by 80% by 2045, measured against its average consumption in 2020–2022. The country must also cut HCFC consumption by 65% relative to its baseline average for 2009 and 2010.
These obligations take effect when the Amendment enters into force for South Sudan on 21 January 2027, following the country's ratification on 23 October 2026. South Sudan is the 176th country to accept, ratify, or approve the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol.
The full list of parties to the Kigali Amendment is maintained in the United Nations Treaty Collection. The IIR has also prepared a summary sheet on the Kigali Amendment, available in FRIDOC.
Source: IIR sector monitoring.
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