Ozone
07 Jan 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
December 2012: The UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (ROLAC) has coordinated a series of national training workshops to help customs and enforcement officers in Belize, Dominica, Saint Lucia, and Saint Kitts and Nevis prepare for their Montreal Protocol commitments involving hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs).
The national workshops, held in October and November 2012, were supported financially by the Montreal Protocol Multilateral Fund (...
31 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
27 July 2012: The 32nd meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 32) of the parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (Montreal Protocol) considered two proposals to amend the Montreal Protocol related to hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs): the first by the Federated States of Micronesia; and the second by the US, Canada and Mexico. Parties were unable to reach consensus on establishing a contact group on the proposals.
In introducing its proposal, the US explained...
15 Mar 2012
The 24th session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MOP 24) is scheduled to take place in Geneva, Switzerland. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/24th-meeting-of-the-parties-to-the-montreal-protocol/ ]
16 Jan 2012
The 23rd Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MOP 23) and ninth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer (COP 9) are scheduled to take place in Bali, Indonesia, from 21-25 November 2011. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/montreal-protocol-mop-23/ ]
16 Jan 2012
Delegates at the 31st meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG 31) of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer are expected to discuss two proposals for amendments to the Montreal Protocol. The first has been submitted by the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and is similar to the amendment proposed by FSM in 2010 to control the production and consumption of HFCs. Canada, Mexico and the US have also submitted a proposed amendment, similar to the...
