Ozone
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
5 November 2009: The 21st meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MOP-21) is convening in Port Ghalib, Egypt, from 4-8 November 2009.
The meeting is arranged into two segments: a three-day preparatory segment; followed by a two-day, high-level segment. MOP-21 is addressing several important substantive matters including the environmentally sound management of ozone depleting substance (ODS) banks and an amendment proposal to phase-down...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
8 November 2009: The 21st Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MOP-21) took place in Port Ghalib, Egypt, from 4-8 November 2009.
MOP-21 adopted 30 decisions, including on: examining alternatives to hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs); guidance to the Executive Committee on institutional strengthening; essential uses; environmentally sound management of ozone depleting substance (ODS) banks; methyl bromide; programme and budget; and data and...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
18 June 2010: The 30th meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 30) of the parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer took place from 15-18 June 2010, in Geneva, Switzerland.
At OEWG 30, parties discussed issues related to: the financial mechanism; hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) and their alternatives; polyols; and environmentally sound management of banks of ozone-depleting substances (ODS). Parties also considered issues concerning exemptions for ODS...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
9 November 2010: The preparatory segment of the 22nd Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MOP 22) is convening in Bangkok, Thailand, from 8-12 November 2010.
MOP 22 is considering a proposal from the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) (UNEP/OzL.Pro.22/6), and another from Canada, the US and Mexico (North America) (UNEP/OzL.Pro.22/5), to amend the Protocol to include hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). HFCs are a common alternative to...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
12 November 2010: The 22nd session of the Meeting of the Parties (MOP 22) to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, which took place in Bangkok, Thailand from 8-12 November 2010, adopted 16 substantive and several procedural decisions, including on the terms of reference (ToR) for the evaluation of the financial mechanism. A proposal from the Federated States of Micronesia to amend the Protocol to address Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), supported by the group of Pacific...
