Ozone Secretariat presentation ECA Meeting of Ozone Officers

Ozone Secretariat presentation ECA Meeting of Ozone Officers Antalya, Turkey 11 – 12 October 2018 Dan Teng’o/Ozone Secretariat

Contents q Issues for consideration by parties at MOP 30 – and outcomes of OEWG 40 § Issues to be considered by the preparatory segment (5– 7 November 2018) - Background from OEWG 40 discussions § Items on the agenda of the high-level segment (8 & 9 November 2018) - List of the items on the agenda UNEP/Oz. L. Pro. 30/2 – note by the Sec UNEP/Oz. L. Pro. 30/2/Add. 1 – Addendum UNEP/Oz. L. Pro. 30/3 q Status of ratification of the Kigali Amendment q Status of compliance in the region q Updates on trade data differences q World Ozone Day celebrations 2

Issues for consideration by parties at MOP 30 – and outcomes of OEWG 40: Preparatory segment

Status of ratification of the Kigali Amendment § The Kigali Amendment has so far been ratified by 56 parties – but none from the ECA region § The Amendment will enter into force on 1 January 2019, having met the threshold of at least 20 instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval § Doc on the status of ratification by the parties UNEP/Oz. L. Pro. 30/INF/1 will be issued closer to the time of the meeting and any further update will be provided at MOP 30 § Draft decision XXX/[AA] in UNEP/Oz. L. Pro. 30/3, record status and urge ratification 4

Data reporting under Article 7 and related issues § At OEWG 40, the contact group on data was reconvened to consider the data related issues: - reporting of trade with non-parties - GWPs of HCFC-141 and 142 (instruction in the guidelines) - HCFC-123 and 124 (clarification in a decision) - timeline for reporting of baseline data by A 5 s - revised forms and guide (including new form 6 for HFC-23 emission reporting) § Status of the discussions of these issues and the revised forms and guidelines: UNEP/Oz. L. Pro. 30/8 § At MOP 30, parties are expected to continue the discussions (reestablish contact group) 5

Destruction technologies for controlled substances (decision XXIX/4) § At OEWG 40, TEAP/TF DT presented its report and supplementary report on destruction technologies (listing of technologies and assessment of their efficacy for destruction of ODS/HFCs) § Contact group on destruction considered the TEAP recommendations, focusing on the technologies with high potential for approval, and identified the need for additional information (e. g. CO 2 emissions and energy consumption of technologies) § TEAP agreed to provide the additional information at MOP 30 - TEAP report § Parties are expected to continue the discussions at MOP 30 and decide on the way forward 6

TEAP reports on the meeting page of MOP 30 7

Progress by Ex. Com in the devt of guidelines for financing HFC phase-down (decision XXVIII/2) § MOP 28 decided to maintain the MLF as the financial mechanism for Kigali Amendment, and provide sufficient additional funds for HFC phasedown by A 5 s; Ex. Com was requested to develop relevant cost guidelines § Ex. Com’s draft template of the cost guidelines for HFC phasedown includes so far - text related to various elements of decision XXVIII/2 on flexibility; cut-off dates for eligible capacity; second/third conversions. § Ex. Com still working on other elements including – energy efficiency; capacity building for safety; disposal; and sustained aggregate reduction; etc. § Ex. Com’s progress will be presented to MOP 30 to enable parties to provide views and inputs before finalization by Ex. Com 8

Future availability of halons and their alternatives (decision XXIX/8) § At OEWG 40, the HTOC provided a report on progress in the implementation of decision XXIX/8 on future availability of halons and their alternatives § Parties were informed of: - The establishment of an informal working group under ICAO to determine the uses and emissions of halon 1301 within civil aviation fire protection systems; - HTOC’s interaction with IMO to assess the quantity of halons installed on merchant ships and the quantity and quality of halons being recovered from ship-breaking activities § OEWG 40 discussed, including the possibility of concluding an Mo. U with IMO, but no concrete proposal emerged § HTOC will report to MOP 30 on the working group’s progress and parties will continue to consider the matter at MOP 30: TEAP/HTOC report 9

Nominations for critical-use exemptions for methyl bromide for 2019 and 2020 § This year 6 nominations have been received: - 2 each from Argentina and South Africa for 2019 - 1 each from Australia and Canada for 2020 & 2019, respectively § Parties discussed MBTOC’s interim recommendations during OEWG 40 and nominating parties had bilateral discussions with MBTOC and provided additional information for the final evaluation § MBTOC will present a final report and final recommendations for consideration by MOP 30: TEAP/MBTOC report • Parties will discuss and decide on the way forward 10

Nominations for critical-use exemptions for methyl bromide for 2019 and 2020 11

Development and availability of lab & analytical procedures (decision XXVI/5) § In accordance with decision XXVI/5, the TEAP/MCTOC prepared the report on lab & analytical procedures that could be performed without using controlled substances § The report provides info including types of applications and criteria for L&A uses, reporting requirements, global exemption and applications that are excluded from global exemptions (http: //ozone. unep. org/laboratory-and-analytical-uses) § TEAP recommends 9 uses to be excluded from the global exemption, and suggest consideration of actions to facilitate adoption of alternatives § TEAP/MCTOC will present the report to MOP 30 and parties will discuss the way forward TEAP/MCTOC report 12

Process agents § At OEWG 40, TEAP/MCTOC presented its review of process agent applications pursuant to XVII/6 TEAP/MCTOC report § TEAP recommends: (a) Remove from table A (XXIX/7), use of CFC-113 in the preparation of perfluoropolyether diols (b) Update table A by removing EU from recovery of chlorine by tail gas absorption from chlor-alkali production” (c) Reduce make-up/consumption and maximum emission in table B (XXIII/7) to currently reported levels § Parties will consider the matter at MOP 30 and decide on the way forward 13

Linkages between HCFCs and HFCs in transitioning to low-GWP alternatives § The issue was introduced by the representative from Saudi Arabia during OEWG 40 and parties discussed in plenary and contact group including: - specific experiences and challenges that their countries faced the need for flexibility to avoid double conversions from HCFCs where no lower-GWP alternatives were available § Parties will further consider the matter at MOP 30 and decide on the way forward 14

Energy Efficiency: Report by TEAP on energy efficiency in the RACHP sectors § At OEWG 40, TEAP/task force presented its report on energy efficiency while phasing down HFCs § A workshop on energy efficiency was held immediately prior to OEWG 40 and its outcome was reported to OEWG 40 § TEAP’s report and workshop outcome were discussed in informal consultations and in a contact group, where a draft decision submitted by Rwanda on behalf of the African Group was also discussed § The contact group developed additional guidance to TEAP for updating the final report for MOP 30 § TEAP/TF will present its updated final report at MOP 30: TEAP/EE TF report 15

Energy Efficiency: Access of A 5 parties to energy-efficient technologies in RACHP § At OEWG 40, Rwanda on behalf of the African Group introduced a draft decision which: - sought to request financial support for A 5 s for the development and enforcement of policies and regulations to avoid energyinefficient equipment and demo projects in servicing sector - requested Ex. Com to develop guidelines for bulk procurement processes - requested Implementing Agencies to facilitate targeted training § The contact group on energy efficiency discussed the draft decision and concluded that further consideration was needed § Parties will continue to discuss the draft decision at MOP 30 and decide on the way forward § Draft decision XXX/[B], UNEP/Oz. L. Pro. 30/3 16

Proposed adjustments to the Montreal Protocol on HCFCs for non-Article 5 parties § At OEWG 40, two proposals for adjustments were discussed: § Australia and Canada: - to permit essential-use exemptions of HCFCs to ensure that lab & analytical uses can be covered after 2020 - to include in the existing 0. 5% servicing tail (2020 to 2030) the servicing of fire protection equipment installed before 2020 UNEP/Oz. L. Pro. 30/7 § United States: - seeks to include in the 0. 5% servicing tail (2020 to 2030) the servicing of fire suppression equipment existing before 2020 UNEP/Oz. L. Pro. 30/6 § Consolidated text available in the OEWG 40 contact group portal § Parties will continue discussions at MOP 30 in the contact group 17

Unexpected emissions of CFC-11 § At OEWG 40, the issue of global emissions of CFC-11 was discussed extensively. SAP and TEAP provided background info on the increasing concentrations of CFC-11 in the atmosphere and their potential sources § Several parties expressed concern and stated the actions they were taking and were prepared to take to address the matter § During the discussions, US introduced a draft decision on behalf of a group of parties and a contact group was established to discuss it § The contact group reached agreement on a revised draft decision, and also agreed to encourage parties and relevant institutions to take action on CFC-11 in the lead up to MOP 30 § The OEWG 40 agreed to forward the draft decision for consideration for adoption 18

Unexpected emissions of CFC-11 - continued § The draft decision requests: - SAP and TEAP to provide additional information to MOP 30 to the extent possible and within their existing mandates, on CFC-11 emissions - Parties and scientific institutions to make available any relevant monitoring data and support scientific efforts - Ozone Secretariat to prepare a document summarizing any new scientific or technical information on CFC-11 - All parties to sustain CFC-11 phaseout and to inform the Secretariat about any potential deviations from compliance § MOP 30 will consider any additional scientific and technical information available and take action § Draft decision XXX/[A], UNEP/Oz. L. Pro. 30/3 § Background documents on CFC-11 are on the MOP 30 meeting page 19

Issue raised by the UAE on eligibility for financial and technical assistance § At OEWG 40, the UAE introduced the issue, requesting parties to consider its eligibility for support under the MLF, especially in the light of Kigali Amendment commitments § Several parties made interventions stating whether or not they supported the request and expressing their views on whether the mandate of the agenda item should be restricted to the case of the UAE or be framed to consider the eligibility issue more broadly and not only in relation to the one party § OEWG 40 agreed that the UAE would hold bilateral consultations in the margins of OEWG 40 and that the issue would be taken up at MOP 30 20

Review of the TORs, composition and balance as well as fields of expertise required of the assessment panels and their subsidiary bodies § At OEWG 40 discussions on the issue the key points raised included: - The need for assessment panels to have access to appropriate expertise in view of KA, while not duplicating the work of other entities - That the panels should contain a balance of members from different regions and backgrounds - That concerns could be addressed through a less lengthy process than revising the TOR (e. g. matrix of expertise needed) § Saudi Arabia introduced a draft decision on the matter, on behalf of a group of parties. MOP 30 is expected to consider it and take appropriate action § Draft decision XXX/[C], UNEP/Oz. L. Pro. 30/3 21

Consideration of senior expert and other nominations by parties to the TEAP § At OEWG 40, parties recognized the important role of senior experts of bringing unique expertise, but the required A 5, non. A 5 balance did not exist § During informal discussions, it was noted that parties should ensure nomination of candidates with the expertise required by TEAP, and take into account the “matrix of needed expertise” and principles of gender and geographical balance § Any nomination for senior experts and membership of TEAP may be submitted by parties for consideration for appointment by MOP 30 § Parties are expected to further consider the issue and any nominations received 22

Membership of Montreal Protocol bodies 2019 Implementation Committee Draft decision XXX/[CC] Australia, Chile, Maldives, Poland South Africa will continue as members The Congo, Georgia, Jordan, Paraguay and the United Kingdom will have to be replaced or re‑elected Executive Committee Draft decision XXX/[DD] Non-Article 5 members: 7 members including Japan and USA (Chair from non-A 5 s) Article 5 members: 7 members: 2 members from African States, 2 members from Asian-Pacific States, 2 members from Latin American and Caribbean States and 1 member from the African States for the rotating seat (Vice-Chair from non-A 5 s) OEWG co-chairs Draft decision XXX/[EE] A 5 – in place of Mr Yaqoub Almatouq (Kuwait) Non-A 5 – in place of Ms Cindy Newberg (USA)

Compliance and data reporting issues: the work and recommended decisions of the Imp. Com § As usual, the President of Imp. Com will report on party compliance issues considered during the Committee’s 60 th meeting (8 July 2018) and 61 st meeting (to be held on 3 November 2018) § Any recommendations and draft decisions emanating from Imp. Com’s meetings will be presented by the President for consideration and possible adoption by MOP 30 24

Update on the situation of the Caribbean islands affected by hurricanes (decision XXIX/19) § At MOP 29 held in 2017, the parties discussed the impact of the hurricanes on the ability of several Caribbean States to meet their obligations under the Montreal Protocol and adopted decision XXIX/19 § The decision encouraged all parties to assist Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Cuba, Dominica and the Dominican Republic by controlling the export of ODSs, and ODS technologies to those countries, and requested Ex. Com, Imp. Com and IAs to take the situation into consideration § The decision requested the relevant parties to provide an update on the situation at MOP 30 § Parties are expected to address the matter and propose a way forward as appropriate 25

High-level segment

Issues to be considered during the high-level segment § Presentations by the Assessment Panels on progress in their work and any key issues emerging from their 2018 quadrennial assessments § Presentation by the Chair of the Ex. Com of the MLF on the work of the Ex. Com, the MLF secretariat and implementing agencies § Statements by heads of delegation and discussion on key topics § Report by Co-Chairs of the preparatory segment and consideration of decisions recommended for adoption by MOP 30 § Dates and venue for MOP 31: Rome, Italy; 4 – 8 November 2019 § Adoption of decisions by MOP 30 and report 27

Status of compliance in the region

Compliance issues § At the 60 th Imp. Com meeting in July, the situation of the two parties in the region with existing plans of action to return to compliance was considered: • Kazakhstan (decision XXIX/14) • Ukraine (decision XXIV/18) § Both parties are meeting their commitments § Imp. Com 61 will consider any outstanding issues

Status of Article 7 data reporting for 2017 u All 19 parties reported data by official deadline of 30 September u Of those , 11 parties reported by the early date of June 30 (decision XV/15): Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Montenegro, Republic of Moldova, Serbia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkmenistan Please remember: Ø All data cells should be filled in with a number, including zero where appropriate (Decisions XXIV/14 & XXIX/18) Ø All data reporting forms including very comprehensive and useful guidelines are available at: http: //ozone. unep. org/en/data-reporting-and-tools

Updates on trade data differences

Trade data differences § Decision XVII/16 requested the Secretariat to report back to each importing party, the aggregated information related to controlled substances exported to that party, as reported by the exporting parties § The decision does not impose any obligation to the parties § This is not a compliance issue. The data is presented to allow for discussion between the parties concerned to identify and resolve any issues § For 2017, the following 4 parties in the ECA region had differences in their imports and the data reported by the exporting parties: Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Montenegro, Turkey 32

World Ozone Day 2018

World Ozone Day 2018 § The theme for this year’s World Ozone Day marked on 16 September was “Keep Cool and Carry On” § It was a motivational rallying call urging all stakeholders to carry on with the exemplary work of protecting the ozone layer and the climate under the Montreal Protocol § The Secretariat participated in Ozone Day activities in Uzbekistan – where a mobile educational game was launched § The Secretariat provided limited financial assistance to 4 developing countries – including Turkmenistan § Various parties organized impressive activities – reports are posted on the Ozon. Action and Ozone Secretariat websites 34

Mobile educational game by Uzbekistan § Consists of a main game and several mini-games § Can be played on a smartphone, tablet with Android 4. 4 or computer with emulator § Can be downloaded from www. ozonegame. org 35

Thank you ozone. unep. org