Control and Phaseout of HCFC Production and Consumption

United Nations Environment Programme

Control and Phaseout of HCFC
Production and Consumption
under the Montreal Protocol

Shaofeng HU
ROAP/UNEP CAP
Seoul, Republic of Korea
6 May 2010

Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Compliance Assistance Programme

Key Decisions of MOP on HCFCs

 The 2nd MOP through London Amendment
(1990) introduced Annex C which includes 34
HCFCs as transitional substances.
 HCFCs became controlled substances
through the Copenhagen Amendment to the
Montreal Protocol in the 4th MOP (November
1992).
 The 5th MOP decided to request Parties to
give consideration to Copenhagen
Amendment, in selecting alternatives to CFCs
(November 1993).



 The 7th MOP (Decision VII/3) adopted a
control schedule for HCFCs consumption for
A5 Parties: freeze HCFC consumption at
2015 levels starting from 2016 and complete
phase-out by 2040 (December 1995)

 The 11th MOP (Decision XI/5) adopted
Beijing Amendment to control HCFC
production (December 1999).


MOP Decision XIX/6

• Accelerated HCFC production and
consumption phaseout schedule;
• Stable and sufficient MLF funding;
• HPMP development
• To encourage Parties to promote the
selection of alternatives to HCFCs that
minimize environmental impacts, in
particular impacts on climate, as well as
meeting other health, safety and
economic considerations


Freeze 2013

10%
2015

35%
2020

67.5%
2025
During 2030-2040
100%* allowance of 2.5%
2030 average per annum for
servicing

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• Decision XIX/8, request TEAP to study of the
alternatives to HCFCs
• Decision XX/8: request Ozone Secretariat to
organize one workshop for a dialogue on high
GWP alternatives for ODS
• Decision XX/9: Trade control on HCFC for
non-Parties to the Copenhagen and Beijing
Amendment from 1 January 2013;
• Decision XXI/9: HCFCs and environmental
sound alternatives

Actions Taken by Executive Committee

• Adopted wide range of the guidelines for the
HPMP preparation/implementation in the
past two years
• Approved more than 100 HPMP preparation
projects
• Adopted criteria for funding HCFC phaseout
in the consumption sector in A5 countries
• Funding of up to a maximum of 25% above
the agreed cost for low GWP alternatives



• An over-arching plan with a staged
approach to achieve total phase-out of
HCFC
• Stage 1 to provide concrete funding
proposals to achieve freeze target in 2013
and ten percent reduction in 2015
• Subsequent stage or stages can be proposed,
if necessary

8


• Countries with HCFC use for servicing
would have activities such as training,
technical assistance activities
• Include a performance-based system based
on the completion of activities to receive
next annual funding
• Include HCFC control measures in
legislation, regulations and licensing
systems

9


• Brief country background
• Brief review of activities undertaken
so far on CFC phase-out
• Brief summary review of projects
funded under the Multilateral Fund
for CFC phase-out

10


• Basic ODS legislation and existing licensing
system
• Information on existing HCFC-related policies,
if any
• Description of stakeholder involvement in
policy and regulatory interventions
• Information on bans of currently controlled
ODS-dependent equipment
• Other government initiative on accelerated
HCFC phase-out
11


• Description of methodology for collection and
validating data (names of institutions involved
and source of data)
• An overall view of HCFC sector
– HCFC supply (production/import/export)
– HCFC use/consumption (level of consumption /
sectoral distribution)
– Information on HCFC infrastructure
(importer/distributor/consumer/manufacturer)
– Forecast for HCFC use, including unconstrained
demand
– Availability of alternatives to HCFC and prices
12


• Overall strategy to achieve the targets to
meet complete phase out of HCFCs
• Discussion of policy instruments needed to
reduce the supply of HCFCs such as import
quotas and price controls
• Country’s plan for their implementation /
enforcement of the short-term alternatives,
access to alternative supplies
• Steps to gradually curtail HCFC demand
such as legislation with regards to goods
containing HCFCs
13


• Coordination with the country’s climate
change, chemical management, and energy
policies
• Identify any national legislation that may
prohibit or restrict specific non-HCFC
alternatives
• Total funding required for stage one
• Time frame for implementation of planned
activities based on actual needs and current
consumption situation
14

Basis for the HPMP Development
• Experiences/lessons for the CFCs,

Halon and other ODS Phaseout
• HCFC Survey
• Availability of alternatives
• National Development/Environment
Policy/Strategy
• Consultation with stakeholders
• Guideline/rules from MOP/Excom

HPMP Preparation Process
Sector Level Activities National Level Activities

Initial Industry Formation of
Consultations National Team

Initial Data Initial Data
Collection Review

Sector inputs for Prepare
Review and
Overarching Overarching
Evaluation
Strategy Strategy

Develop Sector Draft HPMP
Strategies Integration
(Stage-1)

Endorsement and Final HPMP Stakeholder
Final Review
Submission (Stage-1) Consultations


What we learnt
from CFCs Phaseout

• Alternative selection
• Investment and national policy
• Collaboration among all stakeholders
• MEA could work
• Ozone and climate protection


Ozone Layer and Climate Protection
• The Secretary-General of United Nations, Mr.

Ban Ki-Moon estimated that the phaseout of
substances known as CFCs has, since 1990,
alleviated the progression of climate change
by as much as 12 years
• It is widely accepted that since its inception in
1987, the Montreal Protocol has achieved
significantly greater climate protection, i.e 5-6
times than that contemplated by the first
commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol.
Source: Climate Benefit from Ozone Layer Protection: “Low Hanging
Fruits”, United Nations publication-Outreach Division, UN Department of
Public Information



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