Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (SLCPs)

Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (SLCPs), discussed at the Climate and Clean Air Conference 2024, include black carbon, tropospheric ozone, and Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), known for their potent warming effects and impact on air quality.

About the Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (SLCPs):

• They are a group of greenhouse gases and air pollutants with short atmospheric lifetimes compared to carbon dioxide, including black carbon, tropospheric ozone, and Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).
• They are known for their significant warming impact on the climate and effects on air quality.
• They are also termed as “short-lived climate forcers” by the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change).

Other key facts:

• The Climate and Clean Air Conference 2024 is an annual event of the CCAC (Climate and Clean Air Coalition), which is convened by UNEP and involves over 160 governments and organisations, dedicated to reducing SLCPs to combat climate change and air pollution.
• At the conference, the Clean Air Flagship initiative was introduced to enhance regional coordination and private sector involvement, and to support data-led policy action, financing, science, and advocacy in tackling SLCPs.

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