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19th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol
(MOP-19)
17-21 September 2007
Montreal, Canada |
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| Highlights from Tuesday, 18 September |
| Preparatory segment Co-Chairs Marcia
Levaggi, Argentina, and Mikkel Sorensen, Denmark |
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Co-Chair Marcia Levaggi, Argentina, Ozone Secretariat Executive Secretary Marco Gonzalez, and Co-Chair Mikkel Sorensen, Denmark; Executive Secretary Gonzalez opened the preparatory segment with a discussion of ODS targets for 2010, calling for an accelerated phase-out of HCFCs and sufficient funding for its accomplishment by Article 5 parties. |
| HCFC issues and the
Technology and Economic Assessment Panel
(TEAP) Report on Addressing HCFCs |
The dais during the TEAP report on HCFCs |
| TEAP Co-Chairs Paul Ashford, UK, Radhey Agarwal, India, and Lambert Kuijpers, Netherlands; Co-Chair Kuijpers (right) presented the TEAP report on issues related to Decision XVIII/12 (HCFC issues). |
Kuwait (left) introduced its proposal that, inter alia, TEAP study ways of encouraging use of HCFC substitutes in Article 5 countries. János Maté, Greenpeace International (right), urged parties to act on the TEAP report as soon as possible. |
R. H. Khwaja, India (left) said the UNFCCC is the appropriate forum for addressing the impact of phasing out HCFCs on global warming; Dan Reifsnyder, US (right), stressed the need to set an earlier baseline regarding adjustments to the HCFC phase-out schedule. |
MBTOC Co-Chairs Mohamed Besri, Morocco, Ian Porter, Australia, Michelle Marcotte, Canada, and Marta Pizano, Colombia; the Methyl Bromide Technical Options Committee (MBTOC) reported "excellent progress" in phasing out methyl bromide. |
| David Doniger, Natural Resources Defense Council (left), warned that progress on HCFCs would be undone by allowing large CUEs for methyl bromide. Illegal Trade Contact Group Co-Chair Paul Krajnik, Austria (center), reported on the group's progress. Pierre Pinault, Canada (right), introduced a proposed draft Montreal Declaration. |
| Statements by heads of delegations |
| Ammuna Lawan Ali, Nigeria (left), and MOP-19 President Khalid Al-Ali, Qatar (right) |
Jesus Castillo Golding, Venezuela (left), stressed the importance of sustained funding for the Multilateral Fund and dealing with illicit trade; Tor Berntin Naess, Norway (right),
highlighted key factors in the Montreal Protocol's success that could be employed in other MEAs. |
Aicha Mint Sidi Bouna, Mauritania (left), commended the role of donors and the Multilateral Fund in promoting phase-out of ODS; Joyce Amarell-Williams, Suriname (right), lamented the lack of low-cost and easily available alternatives. |
| Berj Hatjian, Lebanon (left), stressed the need to learn from environmental mistakes and to stop “aggressing the earth;” Thomas Kolly, Switzerland (right), suggested that funding should be maintained at least at existing levels, given the need for, inter alia, strengthened controls over HCFCs. |
| Contact Group on TOR for the Study on Multilateral Fund Replenishment |
| Participants in the replenishment contact group, co-chaired by David Omotosho, Nigeria, and Jozef Buys, Belgium |
| ENB writer Rado Dimitrov speaks with Co-Chair Buys, Belgium, about the contact group discussions. |
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| Rejendra Shende, OzonAction Branch, UNEP/DTIE, launching the publication "Solidarity and Partnerships: 20 years of the Montreal Protocol-4 years of the Regional Ozone Network for Europe and Central Asia" with the Romanian Vice Minister for the Environment Silviu Stoica. |
| The Ozzy Ozone Game, the objective of which is to become an ozone layer protector, was developed by the UNEP/DTIE OzonAction Programme under the Multilateral Fund. Ozzy Ozone, a character developed by UNEP/DTIE, helps educate children on how to protect themselves from the sun's harmful UV-rays and gives practical tips on how to enjoy the sun safely and how to help save the earth's ozone layer. |
| Delegates convene informally over lunch. |
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