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The thirty-sixth meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG 36) of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer reconvened on Thursday, 23 July 2015, in Paris, France.
In the morning, OEWG 36 plenary addressed draft decisions, including on: potential areas of focus for the 2018 quadrennial reports of the Scientific Assessment Panel (SAP), the Environmental Effects Assessment Panel (EEAP) and the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel (TEAP); essential-use exemption for laboratory and analytical uses for 2016 in China; and issues related to the phase-out of HCFCs.
In the morning, and throughout the afternoon, plenary resumed its discussions on aspects of the four amendment proposals. Topics addressed including rationales for setting baselines and base years, and synergies with the UNFCCC.
The informal talks on the feasibility and ways of managing HFCs resumed in the morning prior to plenary. They then broke for the day's proceedings so delegates could work on compromise proposals. The informal group reconvened in the evening after the close of plenary. |
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IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, provided daily web coverage and a summary and analysis report from the 36th Meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, which took place from 20 to 24 July 2015, from the United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO) headquarters in Paris, France. Our summary and analysis report is available in HTML and PDF. Available in ENB Mobile at: http://enb.iisd.mobi/ozone-oewg36/
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