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'' Only two years later after the Montreal Protocol was concluded, our country joined the caravan with the support of its rich culture, history and religious belief. To sustain our survival and to create a harmonized and peaceful biosphere for the human community we will have no choice but to understand and to make the best of nature's laws to prevent our further destructive activities and to protect and improve the qulaity of our environment and its resources. For that, we need active cooperation and incisive involvement of all governments and nations. ''

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Consultative Meeting on Essential Use Nominations (EUNs) for CFCs for MDI Manufacturing in Article 5 Countries Beyond 2009 (Bangkok, Thailand, 6 July 2008)
The full proceedings of a consultative meeting organized by the UNEP OzonAction Programme in July 2008 to assist Article 5 countries in addressing their CFC needs post 2010 through EUN or equivalent procedures approved by Meeting of Parties.
30 July 2008| UNEP OzonAction
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28th OEWG
Report of the twenty-eighth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol - Advance Copy (E)
20 July 2008| UNEP Ozone Secretariat
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The Montreal Protocol in the Declaration of Leaders Meeting of Major Economies on Energy Security and Climate Change, Hokkaido Toyako Summit, 9 July 2008
The meeting, held alongside the G8 Summit, was part of a process initiated by the US Government in 2007. In Japan, the leaders of the G8 countries plus leaders from Australia, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, South Africa and the EU agreed on a political declaration of major economies, which focused on climate change and energy issues... and declared: ...
10. To enable the full, effective, and sustained implementation of the Convention between now and 2012, we will: Continue to promote actions under the Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer for the benefit of the global climate system; " ...

9 July 2008| MoFA, Secretariat for the G8 Summit, Japan
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Tata Young Tata Young launches 'Ozzy Goes Island Hopping'
Tata Young, Thailand's top international recording artist today launched the cartoon booklet 'Ozzy Goes Island Hopping' at the Twenty-eighth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer in Bangkok,Thailand, 7–11 July 2008.
7 July 2008| UNEP
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Ozzy and Zoe Ozone invite the World's Children to Take Action
on Ozone and Climate Change

Ozzy Ozone is the UNEP's flagship campaign for children regarding stratosphere ozone protection initiated as part of our organization's mandate as an Implementing Agency of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.
7 July 2008| UNEP
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Previous features...

30 July 2008
1- Awards - Perkin Medal Goes To Ian Shankland
2- New Tracking Method Reveals Giant Volcanic Clouds' Paths
3- Over 2,800 Chillers Still use CFCs
4- 2010: Next Major Milestone in the HCFC Phase-Out
5- Bristol-Myers Squibb Upgrades Equipment for Clean Air Act Compliance
6- Summer Eye Care Needed
7- Praxair China Wins Contract for Reactor Cooling
8- Isover Insulate New Children's Hospital


Countdown to Compliance for Article 5 countries
2010
490 days or
17 months to go
              CFCs & halons phased out
2015
2316 days or
77 months to go
 Methyl bromide phased out
New HCFC targets   
2013
1586 days or
53 months to go
              HCFC freeze
2015
2316 days or
77 months to go
              HCFC reduction to 90% of baseline


PUBLICATIONS

Ozzy Goes Island Hopping
Ozzy Ozone Defender of our Planet: Ozzy Goes Island Hopping




"Technology Transfer for the Ozone Layer: Lessons for Climate Change" "Technology Transfer for the Ozone Layer: Lessons for Climate Change"
Earthscan, London

The Montreal Protocol: Celebrating 20 Years of Environmental Progress - Ozone Layer and Climate Protection
The Montreal Protocol - Ozone Layer and Climate Protection
Cameron May


 

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