The purpose of this briefing note is to introduce the life-cycle refrigerant management (LRM) approach in the context of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. One of the main uses of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which are controlled under the Montreal Protocol (referred to as controlled substances) is as refrigerants.
This briefing note was produced by the Ozone Secretariat.
