Taking Stock We note favourably that 2022 has seen a strong start on the implementation of the CCAC 2030 Strategy, with pledges of 40 million USD to the CCAC Trust Fund in the first year, and 6 million USD allocated to projects that respond directly to the expressed needs and priorities of our state Partners needs and capacity- building and for national planning for SLCPs, as well as 7 million USD. [...] We note the importance of scaling-up financing to support SLCP reduction, and call upon the global and regional financial community to ensure adequate financial support is available, and to work with the CCAC to advance a pipeline of investment-ready projects and programs. [...] We appreciate the outcome document of the 18th Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment, as well as the ministerial discussion that took place on ‘the critical role of methane in keeping a safe climate future within reach,’ complemented by the support of the African Development Bank in its commitment to support countries on their efforts to reduce methane emissions. [...] We strongly support the increase of energy efficiency in the cooling sector while transitioning away from HFCs, which can double the climate benefits of the Kigali Amendment.v Accordingly, we are committed to the accessibility of the best available climate technologies in the cooling sector and support discussions under the Montreal Protocol to prevent market penetration of obsolete technologies,. [...] And, we request the CCAC Scientific Advisory Panel to put forward a proposal on how we can highlight and better calculate the near-term climate benefits of our methane commitments, for instance through the use of GWP20 or temperature change over time in our NDCs.vii We end by expressing our heartfelt thanks to the CCAC Secretariat and to UNEP as the host of the Secretariat, and all Partners who ar.
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