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The final day of the twenty-eighth Meeting of the Parties (MOP 28) to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer convened on Friday, 14 October 2016, in Kigali, Rwanda. The High-Level Segment (HLS) plenary met in the morning, where delegates continued hearing statements from Heads of Delegation, and participated in a ministerial roundtable, ‘Towards an Agreement on a hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Amendment under the Montreal Protocol: Ensuring benefits for all.' In the afternoon, the HLS continued with Heads of Delegation statements, following which they adopted the meeting report, where possible. The preparatory segment plenary then reconvened for a stock-taking session. The HFC Management Contact Group met in the morning, whereafter a small group met to work on a "package deal" on control schedules for an amendment. The Contact Group reconvened later in the day to discuss and approve the "package deal." These discussions are ongoing. The Budget Committee, the informal group on establishing an ad hoc standards coordination group, and the Contact Group on the MLF Replenishment Study Terms of Reference (TOR) also met during the day. UPDATE: * 9:16 pm - HFC Management Contact Group completes discussions. The amendment negotiations will resume at midnight, in Plenary. * 01:01 am - Preparatory Segment plenary reconvenes to hear update from HFC Management CG on progress on an amendment for HFCs. The Co-Chairs commend parties for honoring their commitment to delivering on the Dubai pathway on HFCs. * 02:49 am - Preparatory Segment plenary still discussing amendment text under the Dubai pathway on HFCs. * 03:07 am - Plenary is adjourned for informal consultations. * 03:53 am - The Preparatory Segment plenary resumes to continue discussions. * 05:07 am - Parties begin discussion of the draft decision on the further amendment of the Montreal Protocol. * 06:23 am - Plenary is adjourned for informal consultations. * 06:47 am - Plenary resumes to continue discussions. * 06:52 am - Delegates conclude discussion on the draft amendment package. Package forwarded to the MOP for adoption. * 06:54 am - The Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol is adopted. * 07:37 am - Rwandan-Moroccan proposed CRP on energy efficiency is adopted. * 08:05 am - MOP 28 President Vincent Biruta closes MOP 28. IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, provided web coverage and a report from the Resumed OEWG38. In addition, IISD Reporting Services provided daily web coverage, daily reports and a summary and analysis report from MOP 28. The summary and analysis report is available in HTML and PDF. Photos by IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page. High-Level Roundtable View of the dais during the High-Level Segment Ministerial Round Table 'Towards an Agreement on the HFC Amendment under the Montreal Protocol - Part 2: Ensuring Benefits for All' Martha Garcíarivas, Under-Secretary for Environmental Protection, Mexico Norbert Kurilla, State Secretary, Slovakia Andrew Yatilman, Federated States of Micronesia Jay Dev Joshi, Minister of Population and Environment, Nepal Batio Bassiere, Minister of Environment, Burkina Faso Hakima El Haité, Minister of the Environment, Morocco Vidar Helgesen, Minister of Climate and Environment, Norway Moderator Johnston Barkat, UN Assistant Secretary-General and UN Ombudsman High-Level Segment Statements Delegates hear the High-Level Segment statements Eric Weerawardhana, Private Secretary to the President, Sri Lanka Kare Chawicha Debessa, State Minister, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Ethiopia Francesco La Camera, Director General, Ministry of Environment, Italy Abdulla Naseer, Senior Policy Executive, Ministry of Environment and Energy, Maldives Irene Cañas Díaz, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Environment and Energy, Costa Rica Hiroyuki Nishiura, Director, Global Environment Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan Mokhtar Abdul Majid, Deputy Director General, Department of Environment, Malaysia André Weidenhaupt, Director General, Department of the Environment, Ministry of Sustainable Development and Infrastructure, Luxembourg Sin Lan Ng Yun Wing, Director of Environment, Ministry of Environment, Mauritius Afioga Taefu Lemi, Member of Parliament, Samoa Tree Planting Ceremony Dignitaries gather for the tree planting ceremony at the Kigali Convention Centre Vincent Biruta, MOP 28 President, and László Sólymos, Minister of Environment, Slovakia Elidier Vargas Castro, Costa Rica Jesús Castillo, Vice Minister, Ministry of Popular Power for Eco-Socialism and Water, Venezuela Gulshirin Jorayeva, State Committee on Environment Protection and Land Resources, Turkmenistan OEWG 38 Co-Chair Paul Krajnik, Austria HFC Management Contact Group Delegates during the HFC Management Contact Group Delegates from Russia, Belarus and US speak with Tina Birmpili, Executive Secretary, Ozone Secretariat Delegates from Saudia Arabia, Canada and UK confer HFC Management Contact Group Co-Chairs Xia Yingxian, China, and Patrick McInerney​, Australia; Tina Birmpili, Executive Secretary, Ozone Secretariat; Gilbert Bankobeza, Ozone Secretariat; and Masa Nagai, Senior Legal Advisor, UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Harry Irawan, Indonesia Zhou Xiaofang, China Pak Sokharav Uth, Cambodia Delegates applaud agreement on key issues Contact Group on MLF Replenishment Study Delegates during the Contact Group on MLF Replenishment Study Gudi Alkemade, EU S.V. Subbarao, India Nancy Seymour, Canada High-Level Segment Plenary US Secretary of State John Kerry Mattlan Zackhras, Minister in Assistance in the Office of the President, Marshall Islands Sirakarn Srilekha, Director of Treaties and International Strategies Bureau, Department of Industrial Works, Thailand Final Plenary Delegates during the final plenary HFC Management Contact Group Co-Chairs Xia Yingxian, China, and Patrick McInerney​, Australia, and Tina Birmpili, Executive Secretary, Ozone Secretariat Vincent Biruta, MOP 28 President, Rwanda Gina McCarthy, Administrator, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) confers with delegates Andrei Pilipchuk, Belarus Manoj Kumar Singh, India Philip Owen, EU Delegates huddle during an informal consultation Delegates sign a 'birthday card' to celebrate the anticipated birth of an amendment on HFCs Delegates confer Laura Berón, Argentina Samuel Paré, Burkina Faso Sunrise from the Kigali Convention Centre Delegates applaud the adoption of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol MOP 28 is gaveled to a close Around the Venue Delegates from Morocco and Saudi Arabia speak between sessions Delegates from Canada Delegates from Brazil Members of the Secretariat confer Delegates from Djibouti Delegates from the UK Delegates between sessions US Secretary of State John Kerry at the Kigali Convention Centre Delegates from Kuwait, India, EU and Saudi Arabia Interpreters during plenary Media teams record the proceedings Delegates between sessions Vincent Biruta, MOP 28 President, Rwanda, leads dignitaries to the tree planting ceremony Vincent Biruta, MOP 28 President, Rwanda, and Louise Mushikiwabo, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rwanda Monique Mukaruriza, Mayor of Kigali, Rwanda Around the Kigali Convention Centre grounds The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) team covering the meeting: Annelies Van Gaalen; Cleo Verkuijl; Keith Ripley; Catherine Wahlén; Kate Helfenstein-Louw; and Kiara Worth

The twenty-eighth Meeting of the Parties (MOP 28) to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer met for its third day in Kigali, Rwanda on Wednesday, 12 October 2016. In the morning, plenary reconvened for a stocktaking session. Issues discussed include, inter alia: consideration of the membership of the Montreal Protocol bodies for 2017; critical-use exemptions (CUEs) for 2017-2018; Terms Of Reference (TOR) for the 2018-2020 Multilateral Fund (MLF) replenishment study; and issues related to the phase-out of HCFCs. Parties also heard a report on progress from the hydrofluorocarbons (HFC) Management Contact Group. Following plenary’s adjournment, Article 5 and non-Article 5 parties met separately to coordinate positions on an amendment on HFCs. The HFC Management Contact Group met in the evening. The Budget Committee, informal consultations on safety standards and the contact group on the TOR for the 2018-2020 MLF replenishment also took place during the day. IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, provided web coverage and a report from the Resumed OEWG38. In addition, IISD Reporting Services provided daily web coverage, daily reports and a summary and analysis report from MOP 28. The summary and analysis report is available in HTML and PDF. Photos by IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page. Morning Plenary View of the dais during the morning plenary OEWG 38 Co-Chair Leslie Smith, Grenada OEWG 38 Co-Chair Paul Krajnik, Austria HFC Management Contact Group Co-Chair Xia Yingxian, China Bruce Edwards, Australia Nancy Seymour, Canada Hassan Ali Mubarak, Bahrain Samuel Paré, Burkina Faso MLF Replenishment Study Contact Group Co-Chair Obed Baloyi, South Africa Andrei Pilipchuk, Belarus Taha Mohammed Zatari, Saudi Arabia Satyendra Kumar Purkayastha, Bangladesh Ahmed El Korashy, Egypt Informal Consultations Delegates during Article 5 coordination discussions Delegates during non-Article 5 coordination discussions Informal consultations on safety standards Budget Committee Delegates during the Budget Committee Tina Birmpili, Executive Secretary, Ozone Secretariat Andrew Clark, US Yassin Ahmed, Ozone Secretariat Annie Gabriel, Australia Marine Collignon, France Contact Group on MLF Replenishment Study Delegates during the Contact Group on MLF Replenishment Study MLF Replenishment Study Contact Group Co-Chairs Philippe Chemouny, Canada, and Obed Baloyi, South Africa Mayuka Ishida, Japan S.V. Subbarao, India Gudi Alkemade, EU Elisa Rim, US Hydrofluorocarbons (HFC) Management Contact Group Delegates from the Ozone Secretariat, Kuwait, EU, Lebanon, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia speak informally before the start of the HFC Management Contact Group Delegates discuss the proposed outcomes from informal discussions HFC Management Contact Group Co-Chair ​Patrick McInerney​, Australia Iftikhar-ul-Hassan Gilani, Pakistan Laura Berón, Argentina Blaise Horisberger, Switzerland Manoj Kumar Singh, India Brian Ruddie, UK Delegates during the session Around the Venue Delegates meet outside plenary Delegates from Iraq Delegates from Indonesia Delegates from Lebanon Tina Birmpili, Executive Secretary, Ozone Secretariat, with OEWG 38 Co-Chairs Paul Krajnik, Austria, and Leslie Smith, Grenada, Megumi Seki, Ozone Secretariat, and Yaqoub Al-Matouq, Kuwait A delegate reads the IISD Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) website to keep track of negotiations Delegates from Brazil and Saudi Arabia confer Tilson Kephas, Federated States of Micronesia, and Augustin Sánchez Guevara, Mexico Delegates between sessions Rwandan artifacts on display around the venue

The twenty-eighth Meeting of the Parties (MOP 28) to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer convened for its second day in Kigali, Rwanda on Tuesday, 11 October 2016. In the morning, plenary discussed issues related to the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel (TEAP) assessment of the climate benefits and financial implications of the hydrofluorocarbons (HFC) phase-down schedules in the amendment proposals as well as other matters. Parties also heard a report on the previous evening’s discussions in the HFC Management Contact Group and the Legal Drafting Group. Following plenary’s adjournment, the HFC Management Contact Group resumed its work. The Contact Group adjourned at lunch for informal consultations, which continued into the evening. The contact group on the Terms Of Reference (TOR) for the 2018–2020 Multilateral Fund (MLF) replenishment study, the budget committee and the informal consultation on safety standards also met during the course of the day. IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, provided web coverage and a report from the Resumed OEWG38. In addition, IISD Reporting Services provided daily web coverage, daily reports and a summary and analysis report from MOP 28. The summary and analysis report is available in HTML and PDF. Photos by IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page. Morning Plenary Delegates during the morning plenary OEWG 38 Co-Chair Leslie Smith, Grenada OEWG 38 Co-Chair Paul Krajnik, Austria Sergey Vasiliev, Russian Federation Marcos Wabi, Benin Cindy Newburg, US Augustin Sánchez Guevara, Mexico Coletha Ruhamya, Rwanda Hassan Ali Mubarak, Bahrain Manoj Kumar Singh, India Ghazi Al Odat, Jordan Saad Al Numairy, UAE Cheikh Ndiaye Sylla, Senegal Laura Berón, Argentina Alhagie Sarr, the Gambia Hydrofluorocarbons (HFC) Management Contact Group Delegates take notes during the HFC Management Contact Group Taha Mohammed Zatari, Saudi Arabia Philip Owen, EU HFC Management Contact Group Co-Chair Xia Yingxian, China John Thompson, US Zhou Xiaofang, China Rafael Da Soler, Brazil Delegates during the session Contact Group on MLF Replenishment Study Delegates during the Contact Group on MLF Replenishment Study MLF Replenishment Study Contact Group Co-Chair Obed Baloyi, South Africa MLF Replenishment Study Contact Group Co-Chair Philippe Chemouny, Canada Annie Gabriel, Australia Nancy Seymour, Canada Budget Committee Delegates during the Budget Committee Ives Enrique Gómez Sala, Mexico Yassin Ahmed, Ozone Secretariat Around the Venue Delegates from the EU speak informally Delegates from Senegal A delegate reads the IISD Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) website to keep track of negotiations A delegate takes notes Delegates speak informally between sessions