Unep Report Of The Technology And Economic Assessment Panel

The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer was designed so that the phase out schedules could be revised on the basis of periodic scientific and technological assessments. Since the 2002 Assessment of the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel, a large number of technical developments have taken place. The present publication reports on and responds to various requests of the Parties. Publishing Agency: United Nations Environment Programme.

This 1994 Report of the Technology & Economics Assessment Panel also contains contact information of the Panel's co-chairs & advisors, including their addresses, phone & fax numbers & E-mail addresses.

Report of the Technological and Economic Assessment Panel consists of three volumes. First volume of this set presents the executive summaries of the various United Nations Environment Protection Agency¿s (UNEP) Technical Options Committees, established to replace substances that contribute to the depletion of the ozone layer. The second volume offers comprehensive details of the panels funding requirements for the period 2003 , 2005, and the third volume contains reports from the Task Force on Destruction Technologies (TFDT) and the Task Force on Collection, Reclamation, and Storage (TFCRS).

Provides step-by-step guidance on fulfilling the annual reporting requirements under the latest amendments to the 1987 Montreal Protocol on ozone depleting substances (ODS). Data are intended particularly as a tool for securing assistance by developing nations, as well as aiding decision makers in all participant countries devise realistic control/phase-out strategies. Includes the required forms; approved destruction processes; a summary chart of the ozone-depleting potential of the major ODS; information on the status of Protocol ratification and identification of non-parties, and data reporting discrepancies. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

This handbook contains the full texts of the Vienna Convention and the Montreal Protocol, including amendments and decisions adopted by the Parties upto the end of the year 2002, as well as information on the rule of procedure for meetings, the evolution of the Montreal Protocol, and on sources of further information.