The Kigali Cooling Efficiency Program (K-CEP) was launched in March 2017 to significantly increase and accelerate the climate and development benefits of the Montreal Protocol’s refrigerant transition by maximizing a simultaneous improvement in the energy efficiency of cooling. The Program is a collaboration between foundations, governments and individuals who collectively agreed to use their resources for further advances in cooling in order to double the climate benefits and significantly increase the development benefits of the Kigali Amendment of the Montreal Protocol to phase down HFCs.

K-CEP is managed by the Efficiency Cooling Office (ECO), housed at ClimateWorks Foundation. The ECO supports K-CEP’s strategy design, implementation, grantmaking, and operations. For more information about K-CEP, go to www.k-cep.org.

What is the NDC Support Facility for Efficient, Climate-Friendly Cooling?

Through the NDC Support Facility for Efficient, Climate-Friendly Cooling (NDC Facility), K-CEP is offering support to partners – UN agencies, development banks, NGOs, academic institutions, consultants, etc. – who are working directly with developing country governments to scale up efficient, climate-friendly cooling policies, finance, and initiatives. The NDC Facility is also supporting the integration of such solutions into the next round of countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), which are expected to be put forward at COP26 at the end of 2020.

By providing support to implement efficient, climate-friendly cooling solutions and linking these solutions to the systematic scaling of ambition of the Paris Agreement, the NDC Facility aims to catalyze new cooling solutions and institutionalize continual improvement. The Facility’s aim is to unlock the significant contribution that efficient, climate-friendly cooling can make to climate and development goals, whilst simultaneously complementing the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol.

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Who can apply to the NDC Facility?

Generally, both countries and organizations that can provide technical assistance (TA) to countries can apply. Separate applications are available for each type of applicant. However, funds from the Facility will only be contracted to TA partners, not to country governments.

All Article 5 countries under the Montreal Protocol (including Article 5 Group 2 countries) are eligible for funding through the NDC Facility. Countries must demonstrate a written commitment to include or enhance commitments around cooling in their NDCs as part of the application process. Interested countries can apply either with a preferred TA provider, or K-CEP can provide a preferred partner to work with if none has been identified.

Funding grant

The Facility expects to award grants between US$500,000 and US$2,500,000 (depending on the size of the mitigation opportunity) to TA partners to work with countries that incorporate cooling into their NDCs. In addition to financial resources, K-CEP can provide guidance on how to build efficient, clean cooling into NDCs through research and reports already completed by the organization.

How to apply

Interested parties are encouraged to read the full Request for Proposals before submitting a proposal.

Separate applications are available for governments and technical assistance providers.

Proposals are due by 11:59 pm EDT on 26th June 2020.

Selected applicants will be notified of likely funding during the fall of 2020, with funding being contingent on the inclusion of new cooling commitments in the host country’s NDCs.

More information regarding the facility and application process can be found in the FAQs section:

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