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Policy Information
Case Studies
Louder
Lessons in Technology Transfer: Lessons Learned and Case
Studies
Highlights some of the lessons learned from
successful projects under the Multilateral Fund of the Montreal Protocol
by countries in the Asia and Pacific region and illustrates the
experiences gained from non-ODS technology transferring projects. These
case studies could also be used for guiding the transfer of environmental
technologies under other international conventions. Prepared by UNEP DTIE;
the Centre for Science and Technology of the non-aligned and Other
Developing Countries (NAM S and T); and the Asian and Pacific Centre for
Transfer of Technology (APCTT), 2000.
Patterns of Achievement: Africa and the Montreal
Protocol /
Modèles
de réussite: L'Afrique et le Protocole de Montréal
Reviews
Africa's performance in meeting the freeze on CFC consumption, reducing
ODS consumption, etc. Focuses on compliance, national actions,
cooperation, technology transfer and awareness raising.
Booklet, 2000.
23 pp. English and French
Singapore's Commitment to the Montreal Protocol
A
short case study documenting the country's success in meeting its
commitments under the Montreal Protocol. Singapore’s transitional
experience was rather unique as it depended strongly on market-based and
voluntary approaches rather than traditional command-and-control
regulations. The Tender and Quota Allocation System, in particular, stands
out as an effective way of using market mechanisms to regulate the
consumption of ODS in the industries. Together with other measures,
Singapore successfully phased out the consumption of CFCs and halons well
ahead of the time frame set for developing countries. Singapore Ministry
of Environment, 1999.
The Montreal Protocol: India's Success Story
A booklet
describing India's commitment to the Montreal Protocol and its successes
in achieving ODS reductions through a combination of awareness raising,
investment and non-investment projects and policy measures. As a result of
this package of activities coordinated by the Ozone Cell, India has been
able to fulfill its obligation of freezing ODs consumption by July 1999 as
required under the Protocol. The booklet includes historical consumption
and production of ODs, approved projects under the Multilateral Fund,
summaries of ODs projects and progress in various sectors and overviews of
regulatory/policy measures. Ozone Cell, India Ministry of Environment and
Forests, 1999.
Guidelines
Guidelines
for Development of Refrigerant Management Plans (English)
RMPs are
comprehensive phase-out plans and strategies for the refrigeration and
air-conditioning sectors that are prepared and implemented at the national
level. RMPs are particularly well-suited for Low-Volume ODS-consuming
countries (LVCs). These guidelines were approved by the 23rd Executive
Committee and amended by the 31st Executive Committee meeting. OzonAction
Programme, 2000.
Training Guidelines for
Identification of Needs and Coordination of Activities /
Directrices de Capacitacion Para la Identificacion de las Necesidades y la
Coordinaction de las Actividades (Español) /
Schemas Directeurs pour la mise en place d'une formation a un projet de
non-investissement (Français)
Guidelines for the
development of "non-investment" training projects, plus training related
to the implementation of Refrigerant Management Plans. These guidelines
were approved by the Executive Committee at it 23rd meeting. November
1997.
Handbooks
Standards
and Codes of Practice to Eliminate Dependency on Halons: Handbook of Good
Practices in the Halon Sector
A handbook that explains the
importance of standards and codes of practice in the phase out process and
provides guidance on how to use those instruments to support the safe and
timely transition to alternatives. The handbook is designed for National
Ozone Units, governments and fire protection communities responsible for
planning and implementing the Montreal Protocol halon provisions. It
identifies the types of standards and codes of practice that are relevant
to the Protocol and provides step-by-step guidance on how to establish
new, or revise existing, standards and codes of practice to promote the
halon phase out. OzonAction Programme and the Fire Protection Research
Foundation. May 2001.
Information
Papers
The
Montreal Protocol Control Schedule and its Evolution
This short
paper provides a concise overview of the phase out schedule under the
treaty. It identifies the date and meeting when each Amendment and/or
Adjustment was agreed, and the date when each came into force. The paper
provides the reader with an evolution table for each group of the
controlled substances that are indicated in the Annexes of the Montreal
Protocol. OzonAction Programme. October 2000.
Policy Compilations
Methyl Bromide Phase-Out Strategies: A Global Compilation of
Laws and Regulations
Provides an overview of the various policy
options that can be taken to replace methyl bromide and outlines existing
policies on methyl bromide in over 90 countries. The compilation can be
used by NOUs, Agriculture Ministries and Pesticide Control Authorities to
assist in the development of national action plans for methyl bromide
phase out. OzonAction Programme September 1999.
Update
of Regulations to Control ODS
A reference document designed for
use by ODS officers and legal officers in Article 5 countries responsible
for structuring and drafting of regulations to control and eliminate the
use of ODS. It provides a brief overview of the structure and strategies
in existing ODS regulations in 58 developing and developed countries,
encompassing all governmental directives of a legally-binding nature. Also
contains information about governmental guidelines, voluntary agreements
and cooperation with industry, cooperation with industry associations,
economic disincentives and labeling schemes. OzonAction Programme and
Stockholm Environment Institute, 2000.
Reports and Studies
Inter-Linkages
between the Ozone and Climate Change Conventions - Part I: Inter-Linkages
between the Kyoto and Montreal Protocols
A report developed as a
contribution to the World Sumit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) that
investigates the interfaces and synergies between the Montreal and Kyoto
Protocols. This report not only focuses on past performance, but also
examines the need and potential for greater coordination during the
implementation of multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs). The
lessons learned from achieving coherence during the implementation of MEAs
- specifically through this case study of the conventions on ozone and
climate change - should also be relevant to other MEA areas. Produced by
the United Nations University, UNEP DTIE OzonAction Programme, the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Global System for Sustainable
Development (GSSD), and the Alliance for Global Sustainability Value of
Knowledge Project. 2002.
Sector-Specific Policy
Information
HFC/PFC
Publications-
Heat Pump Centre Newsletter: Mitigating Ozone Depletion
and Global Warming
This Newsletter was produced jointly with UNEP
DTIE (United Nations Environment Programme Division of Technology,
Industry and Economics) OzonAction Programme on the occasion of
International Ozone Day, 16 September 2001. The collaboration with this
organisation has a tradition of many years, with e.g. contributions from
the IEA Heat Pump Centre to
the Montreal Protocol Reassessment/Technical Options Committee
Refrigeration report. This Newsletter focuses on the interlinkage between
ozone depletion and global warming and successful strategies to mitigate
either or both.
How to
Effectively use these Information Materials
Making Good Decisions: How to use UNEP DTIE's
OzonAction Clearinghouse (English) /
Pour prendre
de bonnes decisions: Comment utiliser le Centre d'Information ActionOzone
du PNUE DTIE (Français) /
Para tomar la
decision correcta: Saque partido al Centro de Informacion de AccionOzono
del PNUMAIMA (Español)
A short guide that explains how the
clearinghouse can support your decision-making for selecting
ozone-friendly technologies, products and policies. Describes the
step-wise ODS phase-out process and how specific information provided by
OzonAction supports each step. OzonAction Programme, 1997.
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