Even as delegations lauded the achievements of the Montreal Protocol and described domestic initiatives to implement the Kigali Amendment, the sparsely populated plenary room during Friday morning’s session was a clear sign that much behind-the-scenes work remained for the final day of the 34th Meeting of the Parties (MOP 34).
Following the high-level statements, delegates heard reports from contact and informal groups. A few groups, including the budget committee, reported they had finalized their work; however, many others requested more time for discussions. The afternoon and early evening were thus dedicated to back-to-back contact groups on issues including: restructuring the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel, energy efficiency, the terms of reference for the study on the replenishment of the Multilateral Fund, institutional processes, the proposal by African States on dumping of obsolete appliances, and stocks and quarantine and pre-shipment uses of methyl bromide.
In the early evening, the preparatory segment convened for a brief stocktake of contact groups’ progress. Parties agreed to forward draft decisions to the high-level segment, and those groups with incomplete work were given additional time. The preparatory segment convened to hear remaining reports from the contact groups and forward decisions to the high-level segment at 11:10 pm.
MOP 34 President Hassan Mubarak then re-opened the high-level segment in order to consider the decisions arising from the week of work. After the adoption of 24 decisions, delegates adopted the report of the meeting. President Mubarak closed the MOP 34 at 1:03 am.
The Earth Negotiations Bulletin summary and analysis of Montreal Protocol MOP 34 will be available on this site on Monday, November 7.
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Statements from Delegations
Kerryne James, Grenada
Abdulkadir Bektas, Türkiye
Adiyasuren Tsokhio, Mongolia
Negenzebuhoro Emmanuella, Burundi
Matheus Freitas Rocha Bastos, Brazil
Maxwell Knoya, Zambia
Vaughn P. Miller, Bahamas
Toya Narayan Gyawali, Nepal
Nguyen Tuan Quang, Viet Nam
Lotfi Ben Said, Tunisia
Hazem Shabat, State of Palestine
Jamalulail Abu Bakar, Malaysia
Fidelice M.S. Mafumiko, Tanzania
Ernesto Plasencia Escalante, Cuba
Li Li, China
Berdi Berdiyev, Turkmenistan
Didier Coulomb, International Institute of Refrigeration
Select Images
Megumi Seki, Executive Secretary, Ozone Secretariat, Osvaldo Álvarez-Pérez, OEWG Co-Chair, Hassan Mubarak, MOP 34 President, Bahrain, Martin Sirois, OEWG Co-Chair, Gilbert Bankobeza, Ozone Secretariat
Gilbert Bankobeza, Ozone Secretariat
Osvaldo Álvarez-Pérez, OEWG Co-Chair
Martin Sirois, OEWG Co-Chair, forwards the decision on ongoing emissions of carbon tetrachloride to the high-level segment.
Delegates review suggested changes to bracketed text in a contact group.
Diego Montes Ferro, Colombia, and Alain Wilmart, Belgium
Philippe Chemouny and Nicole Folliet, Canada
Agnieszka Tomaszewska, Poland
Martin Alex Bjørnholst and Sandi Muncrief, Denmark
Cyrus Mageria, Rapporteur, Kenya
Megumi Seki, Executive Secretary, Ozone Secretariat
Gilbert Bankobeza, Ozone Secretariat, and Osvaldo Álvarez-Pérez, OEWG Co-Chair
Martin Sirois, OEWG Co-Chair (bottom right) signals his gratitude as parties thank him for his service to the “ozone family.”
Virginia Wiseman and Jessica Templeton, Earth Negotiations Bulletin
Delegates pose for a group photo on the dais.
The delegation from Australia
The delegation from Brunei Darussalam
Ozone2Climate Art Contest
Jim Curlin, Head of OzonAction, Kumarawadu Sanjeewani Apsara Mendis and Samith Chinthaka Weliwatta Weliwattage Don, Sri Lanka
Wan Abdul Latiff Wan Jaffar, Malaysia, Jim Curlin, Head of OzonAction, and Jamalulail Bin Abu Bakar, Malaysia
Around the Venue
