Trinidad and Tobago participation at the Virtual Combined Twelfth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (part I) and Thirty-Second Meeting of the Parties during the period November 23-27, 2020.

The Virtual Combined Twelfth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (part I) and Thirty-Second Meeting of the Parties to the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and its Montreal Protocol is being held during the period November 23-27, 2020.

The final report of the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel (TEAP) on the evaluation of the Critical Use Nominations (CUN) with the final recommendations on the critical-use exemptions will be presented. The issues relating to membership of Montreal Protocol bodies and replenishment for the next triennium will also be addressed. Several Side Events are also planned to explore the latest development in refrigeration and air conditioning technologies as Parties continue toward the implementation  of the Kigali Amendment and the phase down of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). Trinidad and Tobago will begin this phase down in 2024.

The Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is being represented at the Virtual Meeting by the following delegation: Dr. Marissa Gowrie Deputy Environmental Manager/National Ozone Officer (Head of Delegation) and Mr. Jonathan Bolai Ozone Specialist (Delegate).