The Challenge
Refrigerant emissions account for an estimated 3–4% of global greenhouse gas emissions—already exceeding the climate impact of cement (3%), aviation (1.9%), and shipping (1.7%), and representing roughly half of total commercial building emissions (6.6%).
As demand for cooling accelerates this century, refrigerants will grow in climate significance even as grids decarbonize and transportation electrifies. Across commercial real estate, data centers, and sector-spanning portfolios, they remain a material and under-addressed emissions source.
Beyond is partnering with êffecterra to unlock investment in Scope 3 refrigerant decarbonization—helping companies identify where refrigerant emissions represent material climate risk and high-impact opportunity, addressable through ownership strategies, procurement, supplier engagement, and value chain collaboration.
This Request for Proposals (RFP) is for interventions, market mechanisms, and implementation models that can accelerate refrigerant recovery, reclamation, destruction, leak reduction, and equipment modernization, all producing outcomes that are measurable, durable, and verifiable enough to stand behind in a Scope 3 claim. We’re after solutions that deliver measurable emissions reductions across data centers, commercial real estate, industrial cooling, and cold chain operations. The RFP will close on August 26, 2026.