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Workshop on Safety Standards Relevant to the Safe Use of Low Global Warming Potential (GWP) Alternatives to Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and 39th Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 39) of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

10-14 July 2017 | UN Conference Centre (UNCC), Bangkok, Thailand

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A view of UNCC, venue of OEWG 39

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Montreal Protocol 30th Anniversary and International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer The Workshop on Safety Standards Relevant to the Safe Use of Low Global Warming Potential (GWP) Alternatives to Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) will convene on 10 July 2017 at the United Nations Conference Centre (UNCC) in Bangkok, Thailand, followed by the Thirty-ninth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 39) of the parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, from 11-14 July 2017.

The Workshop was mandated by the Twenty-Eighth Meeting of the Parties (MOP 28) to the Montreal Protocol, held in Kigali, Rwanda in October 2016. Its conclusions will be presented to OEWG 39 for further consideration and discussion by the parties.

Beyond routine Working Group preparations for the next MOP, such as considering nominations for essential-use exemptions (EUEs) and critical-use exemptions (CUEs), OEWG 39 will work on several issues linked to the implementation of the Protocol amendment on HFCs adopted at MOP 28 (“Kigali Amendment”). OEWG 39 also will discuss follow-up to MOP decision XXVIII/3 (“Kigali Decision on Energy Efficiency”), namely identifying energy efficiency opportunities in refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump sectors related to a transition to climate-friendly alternatives.

The meeting also is due to launch discussions on the Multilateral Fund (MLF) replenishment for 2018-2020.

IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, has provided daily digital coverage and a summary and analysis report from the Workshop on the Safety Standards Relevant to the Safe Use of Low-GWP Alternatives to HFCs and OEWG 39. The summary and analysis report is now available in HTML and PDF.

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Specific funding for coverage of the Workshop on the Safety Standards Relevant to the Safe Use of Low-GWP Alternatives to HFCs and OEWG 39, has been provided by the European Union (EU) and the French Ministry of Environment, Energy and Sea
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IISD Reporting Services is grateful to the many donors of the Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) and recognizes the following as core contributors to the ENB: The EU and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. General Support for the Bulletin during 2017 is provided by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB), the Italian Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea, the Japanese Ministry of Environment (through the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies - IGES), the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Government of Switzerland (Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), and SWAN International. Funding for translation of the Bulletin into French has been provided by the Government of France, Québec, and the International Organization of La Francophonie/Institute for Sustainable Development of La Francophonie (IOF/IFDD).