Roadmap for Implementing the Kigali Amendment in Mexico (Hoja de Ruta para Implementar la Enmienda de Kigali en México)

Mexico's Roadmap for implementing the Kigali Amendment represents a comprehensive policy framework for phasing down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which constitute 1.8% of the nation's greenhouse gas emissions. Published by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, the document establishes Mexico's strategy to meet its obligations under the 2016 Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, requiring a consumption freeze by 2024 based on 2020-2022 baseline levels. The roadmap adopts a sectoral approach focusing particularly on the refrigeration and air conditioning sector, proposing short, medium, and long-term transitions to low global warming potential alternatives whilst simultaneously promoting energy efficiency measures.The policy architecture rests on four pillars: regulation (including import/export licensing systems), strategic planning, implementation, and reporting/verification mechanisms. The roadmap explicitly aligns HFC reduction efforts with Mexico's broader climate commitments, positioning the phase-down as a contribution to its Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement. By integrating considerations of commercial availability, technical viability, and energy efficiency potential, the policy seeks to transform HFC reduction into a platform for sustainable development co-benefits, thereby supporting both climate mitigation objectives and the UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.