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| | Montreal Protocol Meeting: Missed Opportunity for Natural RefrigerantsNov. 16, 2009 - Climate negotiators meeting in Egypt last week to discuss measures on how to upgrade the ozone layer treaty to assist the Kyoto Protocol could not agree on binding measures to stop global warming in the short term. Natural refrigerants were recognised as valid technology options but additional reports were commissioned to prove that they constitute ideal replacement solutions. A clear opportunity to strengthen the role of natural refrigerants was missed as, following opposition by a group of developing countries, the proposal to extend the scope of the Montreal treaty to HFCs was dismissed. At present, HFCs fall under the remit of the Kyoto Protocol that aims at controlling greenhouse gases downstream emissions but has no say on production. Opponents of a widened scope of the Montreal scheme insisted that the control of production of F Gases should not be rushed pending clearer plans to divert from HCFCs in developing countries and the financing thereof. However, participants to the meetings recognised that natural refrigerants have a role to play in the post-Kyoto era. The Parties to the Ozone Treaty will be provided with a deeper analysis about natural refrigerants technologies through the Technological Assessment Panel (TEAP) by mid-2010. Future actions to promote ammonia, CO2 and hydrocarbons at the UN level could be triggered by this report in 2010. Source: ammonia21.com | |
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