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Enacting Consumption Reduction Strategy for Ozone Depleting Substances Controlled by Montreal Protoc

Absrtact	This is the second year project of the two-year program. This project categorized into 6 tasks, 1.participating in the international meetings related to the Montreal Protocol as an NGO observer; 2.overviewing and assisting the Government to implement the ODS management measures following the national policy to compliance with the Montreal Protocol; 3.gathering and analyzing the alternative technologies to ODS on the global development and market availability; 4.developing the ODS management measures for the existing equipment contained the substances controlled by the Montreal Protocol and disposal phase; 5.assisting the related government agencies in tackling ODS smuggling and developing the seized ODS destruction process; 6.strengthening the information dissemination and education on the issues relating to ozone layer protection. Regarding to the participating in the Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol and propagating our achievements, this project continuously keeps monitoring the global controlling measures on ozone depleting substances (ODS), communicates with the Ozone Secretariat, experts from TEAP and represents from UK, Soouth Korea and Singapore, and also expresses Taiwan’s proactive participation of international environmental protection to our international friends. Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) participated in the 33rd OEWG, Open-Ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in June and participated in the international refrigerant alternatatives technology conference hold by UNEP, UNIDO and EU commission and visited IIASA in Austria in June. ITRI also assisted the Taiwan EPA to participate in the 25th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in November. Furthermore, this project also assisted the Taiwan EPA in reporting the 2012 ODS consumption in Taiwan to the UNEP Ozone Secretariat for showing our resolution of compliance with the Montreal Protocol. The HCFCs consumption in 2012 in Taiwan was 153.093 ODP metric tons, accounting to 24% of the amount of the HCFCs reduction baseline 638.156 ODP metric tons, well controlled within the target controlled by the Montreal Protocol, 25%. Now the HCFC-22 is the major ODS to be imported, accounting to 2,764 metric tons, equivalent to 152.020 ODP metric tons. A few amount is imported including 140 metric tons HCFC-123 and 4 metric tons HCFC-124. Moreover, there is 31.516 metric tons Methyl Bromide imported only for QPS purpose. In the issue of ODS allocation, this project assisted the Taiwan EPA to finalize the domestic allocation process on Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) for year 2013 and the first half of 2014 for 53 users and 10 importers, as well as finalize statistical data on the amounts used by the manufacturers in 2013. In addition, this project also finalized the allocation on methyl bromide for the second half of 2013 and the first half of 2014 on the usage in the quarantine and pre-shipment treatment. For compliancing the reduction target for HCFCs in 2015 in the Montreal Protocol, this project develop the draft revised regulation, HCFCs consumption management regulation, and hold three discussing meetings with experts and industries for gathering suggestions to revise the HCFCs managing regulation. For sharing information about control measures on Methyl Bromide and alternatives, this project gathers international experts from Columbia, EU, Austria and Japna to hold an internet web conference, webinar, to discuss “How to Reduce Use of Methyl Bromide”. On the other hand, this project also assists the EPA to develop the draft revised regulation, ODS management regulation under Montreal Protocol, for an exemption on importation/exportation of halon extinghuishers used only for aircrafts. To promote in-use emission reduction of ODS in air constioners and refrgerations, this project develops the checking process for refrigerant management in chain stores, supermarkets, buildings and department stores. About the ODS exchange management, this project assist the government to manage abandoned Halons and CFCs and transfer to needed organization. For tackling ODS smuggling and developing the destruction process, this project assisted the Coast Guard and the Customs units in educational training of seizure of ODS smuggling, provide the ODS seizure operational mode to enhance the capability of customs officials in handling ODS seizure in the future. On publicity for protection of the ozone layer, this project edited and emailed two issues of the Chinese and English electronic newsletters of Ozone Layer Protection in Taiwan and irregularly updated the information website Ozone Layer Protection in Taiwan, and publicized to various circles via internet on the model and efforts of Taiwan in compliance with the Montreal Protocol.
Keyword	HCFCs;Methyl Bromide;Montreal Protocol

Absrtact

This is the second year project of the two-year program. This project categorized into 6 tasks, 1.participating in the international meetings related to the Montreal Protocol as an NGO observer; 2.overviewing and assisting the Government to implement the ODS management measures following the national policy to compliance with the Montreal Protocol; 3.gathering and analyzing the alternative technologies to ODS on the global development and market availability; 4.developing the ODS management measures for the existing equipment contained the substances controlled by the Montreal Protocol and disposal phase; 5.assisting the related government agencies in tackling ODS smuggling and developing the seized ODS destruction process; 6.strengthening the information dissemination and education on the issues relating to ozone layer protection. Regarding to the participating in the Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol and propagating our achievements, this project continuously keeps monitoring the global controlling measures on ozone depleting substances (ODS), communicates with the Ozone Secretariat, experts from TEAP and represents from UK, Soouth Korea and Singapore, and also expresses Taiwan’s proactive participation of international environmental protection to our international friends. Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) participated in the 33rd OEWG, Open-Ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in June and participated in the international refrigerant alternatatives technology conference hold by UNEP, UNIDO and EU commission and visited IIASA in Austria in June. ITRI also assisted the Taiwan EPA to participate in the 25th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in November. Furthermore, this project also assisted the Taiwan EPA in reporting the 2012 ODS consumption in Taiwan to the UNEP Ozone Secretariat for showing our resolution of compliance with the Montreal Protocol. The HCFCs consumption in 2012 in Taiwan was 153.093 ODP metric tons, accounting to 24% of the amount of the HCFCs reduction baseline 638.156 ODP metric tons, well controlled within the target controlled by the Montreal Protocol, 25%. Now the HCFC-22 is the major ODS to be imported, accounting to 2,764 metric tons, equivalent to 152.020 ODP metric tons. A few amount is imported including 140 metric tons HCFC-123 and 4 metric tons HCFC-124. Moreover, there is 31.516 metric tons Methyl Bromide imported only for QPS purpose. In the issue of ODS allocation, this project assisted the Taiwan EPA to finalize the domestic allocation process on Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) for year 2013 and the first half of 2014 for 53 users and 10 importers, as well as finalize statistical data on the amounts used by the manufacturers in 2013. In addition, this project also finalized the allocation on methyl bromide for the second half of 2013 and the first half of 2014 on the usage in the quarantine and pre-shipment treatment. For compliancing the reduction target for HCFCs in 2015 in the Montreal Protocol, this project develop the draft revised regulation, HCFCs consumption management regulation, and hold three discussing meetings with experts and industries for gathering suggestions to revise the HCFCs managing regulation. For sharing information about control measures on Methyl Bromide and alternatives, this project gathers international experts from Columbia, EU, Austria and Japna to hold an internet web conference, webinar, to discuss “How to Reduce Use of Methyl Bromide”. On the other hand, this project also assists the EPA to develop the draft revised regulation, ODS management regulation under Montreal Protocol, for an exemption on importation/exportation of halon extinghuishers used only for aircrafts. To promote in-use emission reduction of ODS in air constioners and refrgerations, this project develops the checking process for refrigerant management in chain stores, supermarkets, buildings and department stores. About the ODS exchange management, this project assist the government to manage abandoned Halons and CFCs and transfer to needed organization. For tackling ODS smuggling and developing the destruction process, this project assisted the Coast Guard and the Customs units in educational training of seizure of ODS smuggling, provide the ODS seizure operational mode to enhance the capability of customs officials in handling ODS seizure in the future. On publicity for protection of the ozone layer, this project edited and emailed two issues of the Chinese and English electronic newsletters of Ozone Layer Protection in Taiwan and irregularly updated the information website Ozone Layer Protection in Taiwan, and publicized to various circles via internet on the model and efforts of Taiwan in compliance with the Montreal Protocol.

Keyword

HCFCs;Methyl Bromide;Montreal Protocol