
Delegates during Tuesday’s proceedings
The preparatory segment of the Montreal Protocol MOP 30 convened for its second day on Tuesday, 6 November 2018, in Quito, Ecuador.In the morning, delegates addressed linkages between hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in transitioning to low global warming potential (GWP) alternatives, and issues related to energy efficiency while phasing down HFCs.In the afternoon, delegates discussed:
- Proposed adjustments to the Montreal Protocol on HCFCs for non-Article 5 parties;
- Unexpected emissions of trichlorofluoromethane (CFC-11); and
- Issue raised by the United Arab Emirates regarding eligibility for financial and technical assistance.
For extensive details on the day’s negotiations and to hear what delegates said in the corridors, see our daily Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB).
IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, provided daily reports and daily web coverage from MOP 30. In addition, IISD Reporting Services will publish a summary and analysis report of the meeting in HTML and PDF.
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L-R: Bella Maranion, Fabio Polonara, and Suely Carvalho, Senior Experts of the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel (TEAP); Gilbert Bankobeza, Ozone Secretariat; Tina Birmpili, Executive Secretary, Ozone Secretariat; OEWG Co-Chair Cindy Newberg, US; OEWG Co-Chair Yaqoub Almatouq, Kuwait; Megumi Seki, Deputy Executive Secretary, Ozone Secretariat; Martha Leyva, Ozone Secretariat; and Martha Mulumba, Ozone Secretariat

Moosa Masoud Al-Kalbani, Oman

Hasan Mubarak, Bahrain

L-R: Bella Maranion, Fabio Polonara, and Suely Carvalho, TEAP Senior Experts

Samuel Pare, Burkina Faso

Patricia Soares Leite, Brazil

OEWG Co-Chair Cindy Newberg, US, and OEWG Co-Chair Yaqoub Almatouq, Kuwait

Charles Ikeah, Nigeria

Juliet Kabera, Rwanda

Gabriela Lira and Magda Luduvice, Brazil

Ralph Brieskorn, the Netherlands, and Philip Owen, European Union (EU)

The German delegation during informal consultations

Crescentia Foulo and Mathatela Ntsatsi, Lesotho

Paul Krajnik, EU

Laura Juliana Arciniegas, Colombia

Amit Love, India

Members of the Scientific Assessment Panel. L-R: Stephen Montzka, Bonfils Safari, Paul Newman, and John Pyle.

María Antonella Parodi, Argentina

Shontelle Wellington, Barbados

John Thompson and Lauren Stowe, US

Xia Yingxian, China

Ana María Kleymeyer, Federated States of Micronesia

Najme Ghaedizade, Iran
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