Refrigerant management is the no. 1 global solution
in terms of estimated atmospheric CO2-equivalent reductions between 2020 and 2050. Our analysis includes emissions reductions that can be achieved through the management and destruction of refrigerants already in circulation.
A typical supermarket’s refrigeration system has an average annual leak rate of about 25%.
Losing large quantities of refrigerant through leaks is expensive because of the need to replace the lost refrigerant. Tightening leaks can therefore produce cost savings.
Proper management, reuse, and destruction of refrigerants could mitigate 96.5 gigatons,
or nearly 100 billion metric tons, of CO2 equivalent emissions globally between 2020 and 2050.