Ulaanbaatar
Parliament adopts Bill to ratify Amendment to the Montreal Protocol
Politics
Ulaanbaatar/MONTSAME/. At its plenary meeting yesterday,
January 18, the Mongolian Parliament approved a Bill on ratifying the Amendment
to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.
In 1996, Mongolia joined to the Vienna Convention for the
Protection of the Ozone Layer and the Montreal Protocol on Substances that
Deplete the Ozone Layer, and is now working to phase down the consumption of ozone depleting substances by establishing a
registration and monitoring system.
Adopted on 15 September 1987, the Protocol regulates
production and consumption of nearly 100 man-made chemicals referred to as
ozone depleting substances (ODS). The Montreal Protocol phases down the
consumption and production of the different ODS in a step-wise manner, with
different timetables for developed and developing countries. To date, the
Parties to the Protocol have phased out 99 percent of ODS globally compared to
1990 levels.
At the 28th Meeting of the Parties on October 15, 2016 in
Kigali, Rwanda, the parties to the Montreal Protocol reached agreement to
phase-down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), a group of substances being widely used in
air conditioners, refrigerators, aerosols, foams and other products. The parties
agreed to add HFCs to the list of controlled substances, and approved a
timeline for their gradual reduction by 80-85 per cent until 2045. By doing so,
it will contribute to the realization of the Paris Agreement, which aims to limit
global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial level, and
create a basis for the legal environment to phase down HFCs.
To date, 126 countries have ratified the Kigali Amendment of
the Montreal Protocol. Mongolia’s accession to the Amendment is considered to be
an important step towards the introduction of new advanced technologies,
increase of the use of environmentally friendly substances and reduction of
global warming.
Therefore, with aims to fulfill its obligations before
international community and make a significant contribution to reduce global
warming, Mongolia has drafted a Bill to ratify the accession to the Kigali
Amendment.
