MOP 28 opened with a preparatory segment
on Monday 10th October. This segment addressed the MOP’s substantive
agenda items and related draft decisions. This was followed by a high-level
segment, which opened on Thursday 13th October and included ministerial
speeches and the adoption of decisions forwarded by the preparatory segment. As
the preparatory segment did not conclude its work on a number of contentious
issues by Wednesday, it reconvened several times during the high-level segment
to address outstanding issues such as the amendment of the Montreal Protocol to
include Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) as part of its ambit. In order to address
these key issues, MOP 28 was concluded on the morning of Saturday 15th
October, 2016.
The Government of the Republic of Trinidad and
Tobago was represented at the MOP
28 by Ms. Krysten
Harris, HPMP Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, Environmental Policy and
Planning Division, Ministry of Planning and Development.
Ms. Harris also presented at a side meeting on Wednesday 12th
October which was hosted by the United Nations Environment Programme and
focused on “Safety and International Standards in Refrigeration and Air
conditioning: Transitioning to safe and efficient alternatives."
Trinidad and Tobago was able to highlight the tremendous strides it has made in this area and received very positive feedback.
MOP 28 adopted several substantive and
procedural decisions. Procedural decisions adopted included: budget;
organizational issues related to the TEAP; and membership of Montreal Protocol
bodies for 2016. Substantive decisions adopted include: terms of reference for
the study of the 2018-2020 multilateral fund (MLF) replenishment, and
essential-use and critical-use exemptions.
In addition to these decisions, a landmark decision
was made to adopt the Kigali amendment to the Montreal Protocol. This means
that under the Protocol, HFCs are now expected to be phased-down. Most developing
countries, including Trinidad and Tobago, should do so using a 2020-2022
baseline (average HFC consumption), plus 65% of their baseline consumption of
HCFCs, and implement a HFC freeze in 2024.
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