Cuba makes progress in environmental protection

Cuba has made progress in environmental protection since the ratification of the Kigali Amendment, on June 20, 2019, according to officials from the Ozone Technical Office (OTOZ).

In an assessment of their results, they explained that they are based on a strategy based on the experience gained with the Montreal Protocol, concluded in 1987 to protect the stratospheric ozone layer by phasing out the production and consumption of ozone-depleting substances (ODS).

This includes initiatives in key sectors such as the manufacturing of refrigeration and air conditioning equipment, foam and aerosol production, and the technical maintenance of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (RAC) systems, they added exclusively to the Cuban News Agency.

They gave importance to the implementation of the Kigali Amendment Implementation Plan for Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in Cuba / KIP Phase I project, which marks a significant step toward fulfilling the nation's international commitments regarding environmental preservation.

Initiatives in this field are led by the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Environment, the Office of Environmental Safety Regulation, and the OTOZ (Other Organization of the Zones of Ozone), attached to the Center for Information Management and Energy Development (CUBAENERGIA) of the Agency for Nuclear Energy and Advanced Technologies.

The success of this phase will depend on the coordinated and committed work of all parties involved, stated Mechanical Engineer Armando Lazaro Gomez Díaz, OTOZ specialist and head of the KIP project.