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Workshop on Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Management and
Thirty-fifth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 35) of the Parties
to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

20-21 and 22-24 April 2015 | UN Conference Centre (UNCC), Bangkok, Thailand


Highlights for Wednesday, 22 April 2015

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A view of Mukkawan Junction outside the UNCC, venue of the events

The 35th Meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group opened in Bangkok
on Wednesday, 22 April 2015 (photo courtesy of ESCAP)

The thirty-fifth session of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 35) of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer opened in Bangkok, Thailand on Wednesday, 22 April 2015. OEWG 35 adopted the provisional agenda (UNEP/OzL.Pro.WG.1/35/1) and addressed the organization of work. The Scientific Assessment Panel (SAP) provided delegates with an overview of the abundance, trends and projections of HFCs in the atmosphere and their implications, and the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel (TEAP) offered an overview of HFC production and consumption patterns and trends.

OEWG 35 then examined the response to MOP decision XXVI/9, including a presentation from TEAP on its preparations of a report on alternatives to ODS, and a summary of the Workshop on HFC Management (UNEP/OzL.Pro.WG.1/35/5) presented by rapporteurs Karin Shepardson and Stephan Sicars.

OEWG 35 ended the day with a debate regarding synergies with the UNFCCC, followed by an initial discussion on possible policy objectives for any HFC management policy and legal framework under the Montreal Protocol.

IISD Reporting Services has provided a summary and analysis from the 2nd Workshop on Hydrofluorocarbon Management and the 35th Meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, in HTML and HTML.


Tina Birmpili, Executive Secretary, Ozone Secretariat,
welcome OEWG 35 delegates (photo courtesy of ESCAP)

L-R: Tina Birmpili, Executive Secretary, Ozone Secretariat; Co-Chair Paul Krajnik (Austria); Co-Chair Emma Rachmawaty (Indonesia); Megumi Seki, Deputy Executive Secretary, Ozone Secretariat
(photo courtesy of ESCAP)

Bella Maranion, Co-Chair, Technology and Economic Assessment Panel (TEAP), provided an overview of HFC production
and consumption patterns and trends

Paul Newman, Co-Chair, Scientific Assessment Panel (SAP),
reports on the abundance, trends and projections
for HFCs in the atmosphere

Saudi Arabia intervening on Agenda Item 7: Key issues for discussion towards a possible HFC management policy and legal framework
under the Montreal Protocol

Delegates conferring

Delegates listen to presentations (photo courtesy of ESCAP)

Exhibits outside the meeting hall (photo courtesy of ESCAP)
Specific funding for coverage of these events has been provided by the
UN Environment Programme (UNEP) - Ozone Secretariat
UNEP - Ozone Secretariat

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