Parties to the #MontrealProtocol met in Bangkok from 7-11 July at the #OEWG47 to discuss continued and increased ozone layer protection. Many agenda items resulted in draft decisions for #MOP37 3-7 November in 🇰🇪 bit.ly/4nVpz4n
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Parties at #OEWG47 examined issues in the phase-out and replacement of #ozone depleting chemicals and substances with a high-global-warming potential in foams, fire suppressants, metered-dose inhalers, and refrigeration, air conditioning, and heat pumps
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That’s a wrap on #OEWG47 of the #MontrealProtocol🌍 Heated debates over funding, PFAS and TFA pollution and feedstock chemicals. Lacklustre attention to reforming the institutions of the Montreal Protocol to make the best treaty even better. Lots to do before #MOP37 #HFCphasedown #Cooling #OzoneLayer
Delegates left @unepozone.bsky.social #OEWG47 in a cheerful mood after making strides towards a series of important decisions to further protect the #ozone layer and the climate later this year at the Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in Nairobi
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That's officially a warp! After 5 days and countless hours of discussions, negotiations, divergence and meeting again in the middle, #OEWG47 came to a close earlier this afternoon. Safari njema delegates & see you in Nairobi 🇰🇪 for #MOP37.
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Delegates are leaving #MontrealProtocol #OEWG47 in Bangkok in a cheerful mood after making strides towards a series of important decisions to further protect the #OzoneLayer and our #climate at #MOP37 in Nairobi. @unepozone.bsky.social @UNEPozone
On Thursday EIA Climate Campaigner Joanna Sparks, took part in an #OEWG47 side event “Driving Climate Action with PFAS-free Cooling and Heating” hosted by ATMOsphere
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#HFOs #MotnrealProtocol #PFAS #cooling
Day 5 and last chance to make progress at #MontrealProtocol #OEWG47 in Bangkok today in preparation of #MOP37 in November in Nairobi, for the protection of the #OzoneLayer. @unepozone.bsky.social @UNEPozone
Delegates at @unepozone.bsky.social #OEWG47 spent Thursday in contact groups to negotiate draft decisions on lifecycle refrigerant management, atmospheric monitoring, feedstocks, fire suppressants, and terms of reference for replenishment study for the Multilateral Fund
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At #MontrealProtocol #OEWG47, delegates considered how best to secure and allocate funding to complete the global atmospheric monitoring network needed to measure concentrations of controlled substances around the globe and their impact on the #OzoneLayer. @unepozone.bsky.social @UNEPozone
Delegates at #MontrealProtocol #OEWG47 are meeting in a contact group to discuss a proposal calling for studies and strategies to find solutions to address the accumulation of end-of-life refrigerant gases in developing countries. #cooling #KigaliAmendment #climate @unepozone.bsky.social @UNEPozone
At #OEWG47 day 4, delegates are meeting in contact groups to consider strengthening the #MontrealProtocol institutions, life-cycle refrigerant management, and atmospheric monitoring of controlled substances. @unepozone.bsky.social @UNEPozone
Parties to the #MontrealProtocol attending the #OEWG47 resumed plenary discussions during day 3 before moving to contact groups to discuss various issues in more detail, preparing potential decisions for adoption at #MOP37 later in the year.
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A varied @unepozone.bsky.social #OEWG47 agenda Wednesday led to agreement on some issues but disagreement on
• feedstock uses of controlled substances
• regional initiatives to support the Kigali Amendment
• if the State of Palestine could access funding
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At #MontrealProtocol #OEWG47, parties reassessed and confirmed that developing countries phasing out #HCFCs by 2030 are allowed a consumption of 2.5% of their original production average to 2040 for the servicing of refrigeration and air conditioning equipment. @unepozone.bsky.social @UNEPozone
Hump day at #MontrealProtocol #OEWG47 in Bangkok. Delegates are in full swing in the preparation of the Meeting of the Parties #MOP37 in Nairobi coming up in November as they engage in multiple plenary, contact group, and informal settings throughout the day. @unepozone.bsky.social @UNEPozone
As the climate crisis intensifies, now is not the time for parties to the #MontrealProtocol to hesitate. EIA urges experts at #OEWG47 to build on the past successes of the world’s most successful environmental treaty:
OEWG 47 Co-Chairs Shontelle Wellington, Barbados, and Annie Gabriel, Australia, consult during the session
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Delegates at @unepozone.bsky.social #oewg47 Tuesday addressed remaining tech challenges in protecting the #ozone layer, including propellants for metered-dose inhalers that treat respiratory diseases and fire suppressants used in civil aviation
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#climate
Our latest infographic explores the benefits of ambitious global action on N2O, as well as the consequences of inaction.
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#MontrealProtocol #OEWG47 #NitrousOxide #N2O #climatechange #climate
Parties at #MontrealProtocol #OEWG47 are having an engaged discussion on how to deal with the situation that some alternatives to hydrofluorocarbons (#HFCs) with a high global warming potential are per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (#PFAS). @unepozone.bsky.social @UNEPozone
Happy Bangkok Days!
Always a pleasure to convene the meetings of the @unepozone.bsky.social at ESCAP in Bangkok 🇹🇭
#MontrealProtocol #KigaliAmendment #OEWG47
On Day 2 at the #OEWG47 parties to the #MontrealProtocol reconvened at @unescap.bsky.social to review life-cycle refrigerant management and metered-dose inhalers that use HFCs as a propellant, as well as TEP changes, Halon 1301 used in commercial aircraft and PFAS, or #foreverchemicals
At #MontrealProtocol #OEWG47, Cuba introduced a proposal addressing the significant global accumulation of refrigerant gases at end of life and the need for appropriate reclaiming and destruction facilities. @unepozone.bsky.social @UNEPozone
At #MontrealProtocol #OEWG47, delegates start early with a contact group on the terms of reference for the study on the 2027–2029 replenishment of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Protocol. @unepozone.bsky.social @UNEPozone
Delegates pose with flags
Shontelle Wellington, Barbados, OEWG 47 Co-Chair
Megumi Seki, Executive Secretary, Ozone Secretariat
On the first day of @unepozone.bsky.social #OEWG47, delegates focused on getting ready for the next replenishment of the Multilateral Fund for the triennium 2027-2029 and considering challenges identified by the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel
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Participants at #MontrealProtocol #OEWG47 debated technical, economic, and policy-related challenges presented by the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel (TEAP) in Bangkok today. @unepozone.bsky.social @UNEPozone
The Technology and Economic Assessment Panel (TEAP) of the #MontrealProtocol along with its Technical Options Committees (TOCs) fielding questions from parties after presenting its 2025 progress report on Day 1 at #OEWG47 in Bangkok 🇹🇭
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How does the #Ozone family make sure it sets the right priorities for the 2027-2029 funding cycle coming up on the horizon, was one of the key discussion points this morning at #OEWG47 in Bangkok. @unepozone.bsky.social
#OEWG47 is underway in Bangkok. In her address, Meg Seki, Executive Secretary of the @unepozone.bsky.social welcomed parties to the #MontrealProtocol. On the 40th anniversary of the Vienna Convention, she commended the success of the ozone treaties.
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Where to for the protection of the #OzoneLayer and the climate under the #MontrealProtocol? Delegates arriving for #Ozone #OEWG47 starting in Bangkok today. @unepozone.bsky.social
