National Policy Dialogue on Lifecycle Refrigerant Management Framework

India is on the brink of a major cooling boom. By 2037–38, the country’s demand for cooling is expected to rise nearly eightfold. Leading to this unchecked refrigerant use, major leaks during servicing and disposal, and weak on-ground monitoring greatly increase environmental risks.

Against this backdrop, iFOREST is convening a National Policy Dialogue on Lifecycle Refrigerant Management Framework for India to deliberate on how India can design a practical, India-specific approach to managing refrigerants across installation, servicing, recovery, reclamation, and end-of-life stages.