UNEP DTIE OzonAction Programme
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE REGIONAL OZONE NETWORK
FOR EUROPE & CENTRAL ASIA
BELGRADE, SERBIA, 10-13 MAY 2011
ROUNDTABLE ON CLIMATE & OZONE-FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGIES IN
REFRIGERATION & AIR-CONDITIONING
BELGRADE, SERBIA, 10 MAY 2011
CONCEPT NOTE
Working towards the HCFC freeze in 2013
Promoting climate- & ozone-friendly technologies
Background
The Ministry of Environment, Mining and Spatial Planning of the Republic of Serbia and
UNEP’s OzonAction Programme jointly organize above meetings in Belgrade, Serbia.
The meetings are part of both the agreed work programme of the Regional Ozone
Network for Europe & Central Asia (ECA network) under the Multilateral Fund for the
Implementation of the Montreal Protocol.
The meeting takes place in the context of the accelerated phase-out of HCFCs which
requires ECA network countries to freeze their HCFC consumption at the baseline level
in 2013 and to achieve a 10% reduction in 2015.
The overall HCFC consumption in the 12 network countries increased by 84% from
361.6 ODP tons in 2000 to 663.7 ODP tons in 2009. In 2009, Turkey was the main
HCFC consumer with 609.9 ODP tons. None of the other countries consumed more than
9 ODP tons of HCFC in 2009. The consumption trends differ from country to country.
Eight countries reported significant increases in HCFC consumption from 2007-2009 upto 175% increase in Kyrgyzstan, 156% in Turkmenistan and Georgia and 116% in
Albania. Four countries reduced their HCFC consumption from 2007-2009 by 43% in
Moldova, 40% in Croatia, 34% in Turkey and 2% in Serbia.
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The European Union already phased-out the use of new HCFCs since 1 January 2010
ahead of the Montreal Protocol schedule for Article 2 countries. In particular potential
accession countries may be facing the challenge of harmonizing their phase-out schedule
with that of the European Union e.g. Croatia is targeting complete HCFC phase-out in
2016 – 14 years ahead of the Montreal Protocol schedule.
Objectives
The main objectives of the meetings include:
– Enabling National Ozone Units to efficiently implement their national HCFC phaseout management plans (HPMPs) and to meet the phase-out targets of the Montreal
Protocol
– Engaging national refrigeration & air-conditioning (RAC) associations in HPMP
implementation to help overcoming barriers to introducing low- and zero-GWP
energy-efficient replacement technologies.
Agenda items relevant for Ozone Officers, RAC experts and representatives of national
RAC associations include:
– Involving the private sector and sharing of technology case studies on ozone- and
climate-friendly technologies including not-in-kind technologies like free-cooling or
absorption technologies using renewable energy (solar, geothermal) or waste heat
– Sharing of experience from HPMP preparation and implementation including the
review of policy measures and technology options
– National labelling requirements for ODS and chemicals and energy efficiency
– National standards and certification schemes for servicing technicians and servicing
companies
Agenda items mainly relevant for Ozone Officers:
– New decisions of the Meeting of the Parties and the Executive Committee and
discussion on the implications for ECA network countries
– Institutional set-up, legal infrastructures, decision making and procedures to manage
ODS and F-Gases
– Status of compliance, data reporting and ratification and demonstration of the online
reporting system on Country Programme implementation
– Bilateral consultations on compliance issues, data reporting, ratification and
monitoring & control of trade in ODS / ODS equipment
– High-level awareness raising during Environment for Europe conference in Astana on
Montreal Protocol’s contribution to Green Economy
– Informing on new information technologies including virtual conferencing, web
demonstration, application sharing and social media
– UNESCO / UNEP partnership on outreaching Montreal Protocol training
– New Montreal Protocol related publications and presentation of ECA website
– Highlights from the ECA enforcement network including informal Prior Informed
Consent, Sky-Hole-Patching II, cases of seizures / prevented illegal trade, ECA
Ozone Protection Award 2011, Green Customs etc.
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– Opportunities for co-financing of ozone protection & climate benefits, destruction of
ODS and other chemicals, CEIT countries
– Need for regional disposal & destruction strategy and opportunities for synergies with
Stockholm Convention, Basel Convention and SAICM
– Review of ECA network activities 2010, planning of ECA work programme 20112012 and meeting recommendation
– Presentation/Demonstration of the MFS on-line CP data reporting system.
During the first meeting day, the Roundtable on ozone- and climate-friendly technologies
in refrigeration & air-conditioning will take place with the participation of representatives
of national RAC associations. During the roundtable, simultaneous interpretation in
English / Russian / Serbian will be provided.
During the second day, the representatives of national RAC associations will meet in
parallel to the ECA network meeting and elaborate on which role RAC association could
play to support HPMP implementation. Their recommendations will be discussed during
a joint session at the end of the day.
As a parallel activity, it is intended to arrange a media session and to issue a media
briefing after the meeting.
English-Russian-English interpretation will be provided during the 2nd, 3rd and 4th day of
the meeting.
Participants
The network meeting would be attended by Ozone Officers (10-13 May 2011) as well as
RAC experts and representatives of national RAC associations (10-11 May 2011) of the
ECA network and associated CEIT countries:
Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan , Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia,
Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.
The meeting will be supported by representatives of the Ozone Secretariat, Multilateral
Fund Secretariat, implementing agencies (UNDP, UNIDO, World Bank), bilateral
partners (possibly Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Hungary), international
organizations (possibly IIR, AREA, ASHRAE), and other technical resource persons and
private sector representatives depending on fund availability and agenda contents.
Venue
The meetings will take place at the “Hotel Moskva” in Belgrade, Serbia.
Hotel Moskva Beograd
20 Terazije, Str.
11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Tel: 00381 11 2686 255, Fax: 00381 11 2688 389
Email: info@hotelmoskva.rs
http://www.hotelmoskva.rs/
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110331 SER Concept Note English
Logistics and DSA
Most participants would arrive the day before the meeting on Monday, 9 May 2011. RAC
experts and representatives of national RAC associations would participate in the first 2
meeting days (Tuesday – Wednesday) and depart either on Wednesday evening or
Thursday morning depending on flight availability. Ozone Officer and other participants
would participate in all 4 meeting days (Tuesday – Friday) and depart either on Friday
evening or Saturday morning depending on flight availability.
UNEP will provide funded meeting participants with international economy travel and
daily subsistence allowance according to UN Rules and Regulations. However,
participants will be responsible for their own visa arrangements, travel and health
insurance. A logistical note will be prepared in due time describing the visa requirements,
local transport between the airport and the meeting venue and country characteristics.
Meeting documents
The meeting documents including the concept note, logistical note, meeting agenda, list
of participants, meeting recommendations as well as resource documents and
presentations will be made available from the new ECA website:
www.unep.org/ozonaction/ecanetwork/ (see 2011 activities).
Green meeting options
The meeting organisation will aim to implement green meeting options and to reduce its
carbon impact to the extent possible. UNEP will off-set the carbon emissions of
participants through the purchase of Gold Standard emission credits as part of its carbon
neutral policy. The ECA network is member of the Carbon Neutral Network:
http://www.climateneutral.unep.org/cnn_members.aspx?m=264
Contacts
Ministry of Environment, Mining and Spatial Planning of the Republic of Serbia
Ms. Sonja Ruzin, Head of Air Protection Unit
Tel: +381-112856141, Mob: +381-648166356, Fax: +381-113131394
Email: sonja.ruzin@ekoplan.gov.rs
UNEP DTIE OzonAction
Mr. Halvart Koeppen, Regional Officer (ECA)
Tel: +33-1443714-32, Fax: +33-1443714-74
Email: halvart.koppen@unep.org
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