United Nations Environment Programme
Division of Environmental Law & Conventions
Other UNEP activities on Interlinkages
Completed and on-going activities on the interlinkages between the Ozone Layer Protection and Climate Change, carried out by UNEP’s Division of Technology, Industry and Economics (DTIE).
Training manual on Ozone Friendly and energy efficient Chillers
In association with
Association of Refrigeration Industry-USA.
Status
Completed. Held four training courses in four regions till 1998. Being extensively used by WB and UNDP in training and developing projects under GEF and MF.
Issue paper, Montreal and Kyoto: Crosscutting Issues and Options
In association with
Multilateral Fund of the Montreal Protocol.
Status
Completed. Used in discussions with policy experts in Paris.
Round Table: Climate Change and Ozone Protection Policy: Two Protocols, one Response
In association with
Alliance Responsible for the Atmospheric policy (ARAP) - Industry association.
Status
Completed at Global conference in Washington. Report disseminated.
Task Force on the Implications to the Montreal Protocol of the Inclusion of HFCs and PFCs in the Kyoto Protocol
In association with
Led by Technology and Economic Assessment Panel of MP.
Status
Completed. UNEP DTIE (RMS) was member of the task force. Report completed for the MOP.
Seminar of Inter-linkages between Ozone Layer Depletion and Global Warming: Urgency for an Integrated Response
In association with
Beijing University.
Status
Completed.
Regional Network of Climate and Ozone Officers in the Baltic Countries
In association with
Government of Finland.
Status
Concluded. Report on lessons learned being prepared.
Expert Group meeting on the Inter-Linkages between the Ozone and Climate Change Conventions - Part I: Inter-Linkages between the Kyoto and Montreal Protocols
Two Challenges, One Solution: Case Studies of Technologies that Protect the Ozone Layer and Mitigate Climate Change
In association with
Multilateral Fund of the Montreal Protocol.
Status
Publication disseminated to developing countries. Also on the web.
Conference on the technology transfer that benefits Ozone Layer and climate change
In association with
UK and Japan (UNFCCC participated).
Status
Report under preparation.
Climate and Ozone Update (CLIO3), a free bi-monthly e-news service, dedicated to providing information about the interlinkages between the Montreal Protocol and Kyoto Protocol
Status
Started in 2000. See web site.
Special issue of monthly newsletter of IEA-Heat Pump Centre: Mitigating Ozone Depletion and Global Warming
Project to promote solar vaccine cooler that uses hydrocarbons
In association with
GreenPeace/Germany/Denmark/WHO. Joint Partnership.
Status
A final version brochure has been completed and disseminated.
Joint article with UNU and MIT, An Issue Management Approach to Inter-linkages Among Global Accords: The Case of the Montreal and Kyoto Protocols, article in ‘Work in Progress’, Vol 17, Number 1, Spring 2003, Public Affairs Section United Nations University
In association with
UNU/MIT/UNEPDTIE.
Status
An article on ‘Issue management approach to interlinkages among Global Accords-Case of the Montreal and Kyoto Protocol’.
Also on the web.
Activities of UNEP DTIE on the inter-linkages under MF/GEF/Bilaterals
Regional network of ozone and climate officers in Countries with Economies in Transition (CEITs) (for three years)
In
EU and Finland.
Status
Based on the recommendation of the Baltic and other and the support of EU, Finland and Japan, the project proposal will be prepared.
Case studies on the harmonized policies on the Ozone Layer protection and climate change
In
Denmark.
Status
The proposal is being prepared for the case studies on the policies of UK, The Netherlands, Denmark, Swede and other European countries.
TrainingProjects in good practices on the use of the HFCs in refrigeration
In
GEF/Bilaterals.
Status
The proposal for the project preparation has been approved and MSP proposal is now being developed.
Training manual on reducing the emissions of HFCs/PFCs
In
GEF/Bilaterals.
Status
The MSP proposal is being prepared.
Study on the ozone and climate friendly refrigerator (CFC-free and energy efficient) in the developing countries
In
France.
Status
Project proposal is being prepared.
Study to promote energy efficient Chillers
In
Leading agency is USEPA. UNEPDTIE and WB have joined.
Status
Working Group formed in which UNEP DTIE will lead the non-investment activities.