Highlights and images for 10 July 2018

Negotiations
Vienna Convention and Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
Workshop on Energy Efficiency Opportunities While Phasing-Down Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and 40th Meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

Summary

The workshop on Energy Efficiency Opportunities While Phasing-Down Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) continued and concluded on Tuesday, 10 July 2018, at the United Nations Office in Vienna, Austria.

Participants heard presentations and engaged in discussions during two sessions on:

policies for improving the energy efficiency of small refrigeration, air-conditioning, and heat-pump (RACHP) appliances; and
policies for improving the energy efficiency of RACHP systems in commercial buildings, industry, and urban environments.

In the afternoon, the workshop rapporteurs summarized key messages from their respective sessions. These include:

utilizing the technical potential to improve efficiency and overcoming the lack of uptake by consumers requires financial support and consumer outreach;
monitoring energy consumption is important and energy management systems can forecast future energy demand and energy efficiency opportunities;
monitoring leaks as well as design and maintenance practices are critical for improving energy efficiency; and
harmonizing measurement methods is required to improve the collection of data on energy efficiency.

The conclusions of the workshop will be presented to the 40th Meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG 40), which opens on Wednesday, 11 July. As Ozone Secretariat Executive Secretary Tina Birmpili explained, "energy efficiency is relatively new to the process and it is up to parties to decide on how to take this matter forward." OEWG 40 will also consider the 2018 Technology and Economic Assessment Panel (TEAP) report, including a task force report specifically on issues related to energy efficiency while phasing down HFCs.

IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, has providing daily digital coverage and a summary and analysis from OEWG 40.

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Session V: Policies for Improving the Energy Efficiency of Small RACHP Appliances

From L-R: Melanie Slade, International Energy Agency (IEA); Veerle Beelaerts, Directorate General for Energy, EU; Chris Dunstan, Institute for Sustainable Futures, Australia; Maria Vargas, Energy Star, US; Cheng Jianhong, China National Institute of Standardization; and Kofi Agyarko, Energy Commission, Ghana

Maria Vargas, Energy Star, US

Veerle Beelaerts, Directorate General for Energy, EU

Kofi Agyarko, Energy Commission, Ghana

Melanie Slade, IEA

Cheng Jianhong, China National Institute of Standardization

Chris Dunstan, Institute for Sustainable Futures, Australia

Session VI: Policies for Improving the Energy Efficiency of RACHP Systems in Commercial Buildings, Industry and Urban Environments

From L-R: Gabby Dreyfus, Kigali Cooling Efficiency Programme; Afif Harhara, Tabreed, UAE; Saurabh Kumar, Energy Efficiency Services Limited, India; Richard Lord, Carrier Corp. / United Technologies Corp., US; Howard Geller, Southwest Energy Efficiency Project, US; and Toby Peters, University of Birmingham, UK