The 48th meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG48) offers the global community an opportunity to reflect on successful examples of multilateral environmental cooperation, as well as challenges that remain.
This year the Montreal Protocol community marks a decade since the adoption of the Kigali Amendment. The 10-year Kigali anniversary is a significant milestone, but comes at a time of accelerating climate breakdown, ongoing threats to ozone layer recovery and a wider weakening in multilateral cooperation. The Executive Committee (ExCom) must treat this anniversary as a catalyst for transformation, ensuring that the resources of the Multilateral Fund (MLF) are directed towards the most impactful, strategic and sustainable solutions.
ExCom97 presents a critical opportunity to demonstrate the effectiveness of collaborative multilateralism and advance cost-effective climate and ozone mitigation, at a time when global action is more urgent than ever.
There are multiple urgent issues before parties at the 47th Open-ended Working Group (OEWG47) of the Montreal Protocol. Now is a moment for renewed commitment to bold, science-led multilateral action reflecting the interdependence of the climate, ozone and chemical regimes.
In this briefing, EIA highlights key areas for ExCom’s consideration, and outlines recommendations on several agenda items including the proposed HCFC Phase-out Management Plans (HPMPs) and Kigali Implementation Plans (KIPs).
For more than three decades, the Multilateral Fund (MLF) has played a crucial role in protecting the ozone layer and mitigating climate change. Now, members of the Executive Committee (ExCom) have an opportunity to super-charge the fund’s climate benefit and explore innovative ways to support the just and sustainable transition to climate and environmentally friendly cooling solutions.