Joint Statement on the Kigali Amendment
“The Kigali Amendment is a significant step towards staying within the temperature limits we agreed in -Paris. Today—on the final day of COP23—we crossed the threshold required for the Amendment to enter into force in 2019. The fact that this has been achieved just over a year since the Amendment was adopted in Kigali is a massive political signal of our determination to phase down HFCs, and of our commitment to a multilateral approach to tackling climate change.”
“The High Ambition Coalition played a big role in securing the Amendment last year, and a big role in driving its ratification this year. More than half of the first countries that have ratified the Amendment are from the High Ambition Coalition. With the next meeting of the Montreal Protocol convening next week in Canada, we hope the rest of the world can also join this vital Amendment and start work on implementing it.”
The Honorable David Paul
Minster-in-Assistance to the President & Environment Minster
Republic of the Marshall Islands
The Honorable Dr. Vincent Biruita
Minster of Environment
Republic of Rwanda
Miguel Arias Cañete
Commissioner for Climate Action & Energy
European Union
Andrew Yatilman
Director of the Office of Environment & Emergency Management
Federated States of Micronesia