Country Data
Reported data
ODS consumption
‘Consumption‘ is calculated as Production (if any) + imports - exports.
ODS production
‘Production’ is calculated as the amount produced – amount destroyed – amount used as feedstock. It excludes amounts recycled and reused.
Destruction of controlled substances
Import/export of recovered/recycled/reclaimed substances
HCFC consumption
‘Consumption’ is calculated as production + imports – exports.
HCFC production
‘Production’ is calculated as the amount produced – amount destroyed – amount used as feedstock. It excludes amounts recycled and reused.
At a glance
Focal points:
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Deputy Assistant Secretary for EnvironmentBureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, U.S. Department of State
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Division ChiefOffice of Environmental Quality, U.S. Department of State
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Stratospheric Protection Division (Licensing Systems)U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Status of Ratification:
| Vienna Convention | 1986-08-27 | R |
| Montreal Protocol | 1988-04-21 | R |
| London Amendment | 1991-12-18 | R |
| Copenhagen Amendment | 1994-03-02 | R |
| Montreal Amendment | 2003-10-01 | R |
| Beijing Amendment | 2003-10-01 | R |
| Kigali Amendment | 2022-10-31 | R |
- Ac - Accession
- R - Ratification
- At - Acceptance
- Ap - Approval
- Sc - Succession
Establishment of ODS licensing system: Yes
Establishment of HFC licensing system: Yes
Date HFC Licensing System Reported: 2023-04-28
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Exemptions
Approved critical uses
Approved amounts for critical use exemptions: The Parties may decide from time to time to allow critical essential uses of methyl bromide as requested...
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Amounts consumed for laboratory and analytical uses
Laboratory and analytical uses: The parties have decided on a global exemption until 31 December 2021 concerning certain ozone depleting substances fo...
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Quarantine and pre-shipment uses
Quarantine and pre-shipment uses: methyl bromide for quarantine and pre-shipment (QPS) applications is used to control pests and pathogens in certain imported and exported commodities, and QPS uses are not included in the calculated levels of consumption and production.
Additional reported information
Research, development, public awareness and exchange of information (Article 9)
Several countries have reported every two years on activities undertaken by them with respect to promotion of research, development and exchange of information on best technologies, possible alternatives to controlled substances and costs and benefits of relevant control strategies and promoting public awareness.
| Year of submission: | 1992 |
Click here for an overview of reports submitted by all parties.
Environmentally sound management of banks of ODS: Strategies (Decision XX/7(5))
Parties are encouraged to develop or consider further improvements in national and/or regional strategies relating to venting, leakage or emission of ozone-depleting substances and the management of banks including measures to combat illegal trade. Parties are invited to submit their strategies and subsequent updates purpose of sharing information and experiences.
| Year of submission: | 2011 |
Click here for an overview of strategies submitted by all parties.
Reclamation facilities reported by the Parties (Decision VI/19(4))
Parties report periodically on the reclamation facilities and their capacities available in their countries.
| Party | Report Date | Facility Name | Address | Reclaimed Substances | Capacity | Remarks |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | Vitello, Inc. | 613 Division Lake Charles, LA 70601 Keith Vitello 318-439-5844 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | Tri State Chemical Corp. | 11 New Plant Court Owings Wills, MD 21117 Nathan Cohen 410-581-9418 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | Trane Trade Group | 13821 Diplomat Drive P.O. Box 814609 Dallas, TX 75301-4609 Leo Blubaugh 214-406-3600 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | Trane Pacific Services | 330 Sand Island Acc. Rd. honolulu, HI 96819 Robert S. Hann 808-845-6662 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | Trane Oregon | P.O. Box 23579 Tigard, OR 97281 Robert G. Davis 503-620-8031 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | Trane Company of San Antonio | 3650 Highpoint San Antonio, TX 78217-3230 Mike Price 210-657-0932 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | Tozour Trane | 741 First Avenue P.O. Box 1549 King of Prussia, PA 19402 Bill Boady 610-962-1600 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | Total Reclaim Inc. | P.O. Box 24996 Seattle, WA 98124 Jeff Zirkle 206-343-7443 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | Tampa Bay Trane | 902 N. Himes P.O. Box 18547 Tampa, FL 33609 Robert Ijames 813-877-8251 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | Storer Equipment Company, Inc. | P.O. Box 6761 Shreveport, LA 71106 Craig H. Storer 318-865-1466 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | St. Vincent De Paul Society of Lane Country, Inc. | 705 S. Seneca Eugene, OR 97402 Marker Belmer 503-345-0595 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | South Florida Trane Service | 7415 N.W. 19 Street, Suite C Miami, FL 33126 Michael Levine 305-592-0672 ext. 147 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | Rocky Mountain Reclamation, Inc. | P.O. Box 4187 Englewood, CO 80155-4187 Michael Golgart 303-366-1226 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | Refron, Inc. | 38-18 33rd Street Long Island City, NY 11101-9874 Fran Besdin 800-4-REFRON 718-392-8002 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | Refrigerant Recovery Corporation of America (RRCA) | 5950 Berrybrook St. Suite 100 Houston TX 77017 Michael Cavanaugh 800-488-7722 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | Refrigerant Management Services of Georgia | 216 F Atlanta Highway Cumming, GA 30130 Ken Ponder 800-347-5872 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | Refrigerant Management Services | 15510 Beamer Road Friendswood, TX 77546 Jim Todack or Ed Cahney 800-280-0410 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | Refrigerant Claim, Inc. | 122 Old Stage coach Road Dumfries, VA 22026 Wayne Lucas 800-238-5902 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | Plains Refrigerant Reclaim Corp. | 14500 Canyon Drive P.O. Box 19608 Amarillo, TX 79114 Mank Gollibar 800-336-0377 806-622-0484 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | Pacific coast Trane Services | 310 Soquel Way Sunnyvale, CA 94086-4171 Taline Monus 408-481-3760 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | Omega Refrigerant | Reclamation Corp. 12504 E. Whittier Blvd. Whittier, CA 90602 Dennis O'Meara 310-698-0991 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | New Era Environmental | 4880 Falcon Place Suite 105 Sterling, VA 20166 Nancy Overman or Peter Williams 703-904-7570 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | National Refrigerants, Inc. | 11401 Roosevelt Boulevard Philadephia, PA 19154 Larry Admas 800-262-0012 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | Major Diversities, Inc. | 5601 Gray St. Arvada, CO 80002-2821 Jack Major, Jr. 800-255-6234 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | Layne Trane | 801 Pressley Rd. suite 100 P.O. Box 240605 Charlotte, NC 28221-0605 Dave Boozer 800-933-9601 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | Lawyer Trane | 3040 So. Valley View Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89102-7875 Robert Hellriegel 702-876-7530 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | LaRoche Chemicals | P.O. Box 1031 Baton Rouge, LA 70021 Customer Service Department 800-248-6336 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | Key Reps, Inc. | P.O. Box 521340 Longwood, Fl 32752-1340 Jim Key 407-332-6273 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | International Central Cooling | 201 Trade Zone Drive ronkonkoma, NY 11779 Sam Alfano 516-588-5800 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | Indianapolis Refrigeration Company | Kentucky Avenue, Building 4-B Indianapolis, IN 46221 Jerry Hughett 317-486-1858 800-497-6805 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | Independent Services | 3-5 Leland Dr. Glens Falls, NY 12801 H. A. Hansen 800-640-4313 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | Hudson Technologies, Inc. | 25 Torne Valley road Hillburn, NY 10931 Stephen Mandracchia 914-368-4990 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | H. Larkin Corporation dba: Larkin & Holder, Partnership | 17150 Newhope Street Suite 802 Fountain Valley, CA 92708 714-549-4314 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | Global Refrigerant Management, Inc. | 343 South Airline Hwy Gonzales, LA 70737 Rudy Villareal 800-569-5303 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | Gerster Sales and Services, Inc. | 45 Earhart Drive Suite 103 & 105 Buffalo, NY 14221 Ron Gerster 716-626-1260 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | Gartech Refrigerant Reclamation Center, Inc. | 2002 Platinum Garland, TX 75042 Bruce King 214-272-4070 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | Full Cycle Refrigerant Reclaimed Services | 2407 Minnis Drive Fort Worth, TX 76117 Chris Ludwig 817-831-4455 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | Elf-Atochem North America, Inc. | Fluorochemicals, Industrial Chemicals Group 2000 Market Street, 22nd Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103 Michael Sweeney 800-343-7940 215-419-5408 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | Eco-Dyne of Utah | 375 West 2100 South Suite B Salt Lake City, UT 84165-1064 Denis Atwood 601-486-9775 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | Eco-Dyne of Colorando | 2590 West 2nd Avenue Denver, CO 80219 John A. Howard 303-727-9000 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | ELW Refrigerant Reclamation Services Division | 12430 N. Green River Road Evansville, IN 47711 E. Lon Walters 812-867-6627 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company | 1007 Market Street Wilmington, DE 19896 Robert Funanage 302-774-1831 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | Cryodyne Technologies, Inc. | 67 Winthrop Road Highway 145 Chester CT 06412 John Mucha 203-526-5000 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | Clean Air Refrigerant, Recovery and Reclaiming, Inc. | 6015-P Unity Drive Norcross, GA 30071 Ralph Newton 404-734-0706 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | CFC Recovery Systems, Inc. | 1700 Cumberland Point Dr. Suite 13 Marietta, GA 30067 Doug Romine 404-734-0706 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | CFC Recovery Systems | 868 Foxfire Drive Manteca, CA 95336 Jim Cregor or Debbie Cook 209-623-7756 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | CFC Recovery | 1026 Champlin Ave. Utica, NY 13502 Don DeCarr or Mike Claeys 315-724-2647 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | CFC Reclamation, Urbana | RR#1 #9 Triumph Dr. Urbana, IL 61801 Doug Sexton 217-367-3766 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | CFC Reclamation of Oklahoma, inc. | 1621 S.E. 39th Street Oklahoma City, OK 73129 Albert Choate 405-677-5240 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | CFC Reclamation of Columbus | 2000 Zettler Road Columbus, OH 43232 Charles Elkins 800-488-3903 614-235-7885 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | CFC Reclamation and Recycling Service, Inc. | P.O. Box 560 Abilene, TX 79604 Ken Turner 915-675-5311 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | CFC Reclamation North Kansas City | 108 Armour Rd North Kansas City, MO 64116 Charles Green 816-471-2511 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | Brady Trane Services, Inc. | 1915 Church Street P.O. Box 13587 Greensboro, NC 27415-3587 Dick Wells 910-378-0670 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | Appliance Recycling Centers of America, Inc.(ARCA) | 7400 Excelsior Boulevard Minneapolis, MN 55426 Kevin Schatz 612-930-1738 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | American Reclamation Services, Inc. | 154 Grove Street Chicopee, MA 01020-1879 Charles Porner or Robert Rouleau 800-208-0277 413-592-2420 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | Allied Signal, Inc. | Fluorine Products Division P.O. Box 2830, Baton Rouge, LA 70821 Steve Shanks 504-346-3662 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | Advanced Recovery Systems Inc. | 3484 East Hartley Court P.O. Box 1240 Hernando, FL 34442-1240 Roy Taylor 904-637-3991 |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | Absolute Chiller Services, Inc. | 15635 Saticoy St. Unit P Van Nuys, CA 91406 Curtis Arthur 800-39-FREON |
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| United States of America | 1995-02-02 | A.C Baumgartner/Somerset | 3356 N San Marcos P1., Suite 101 Chandler, AZ 85224 A.C Baumgartner 800-279-5264 |
Click here for the list of facilities reported by all parties.
Information reported by the Parties on illegal trade (Decision XIV/7 (7))
Parties are invited to report to the Ozone Secretariat fully proved cases of illegal trade in ozone-depleting substances.
| Party | Seizure Date Year | Substances Traded | Volume | Importing Exporting Country | Illegal Trade Details | Action Taken | Remarks |
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| United States of America | 2013 | HCFC-22 | 22.9 MT | China | A person was accused in 2017 of entering into an agreement with a Chinese company to purchase HCFC-22, which was packaged in cylinders bearing counterfeit trademarks. The 2013 contract listed the product as R-134a – but a second, secret agreement called for the company to actually sell HCFC-22. | The indictment charged the accused with conspiracy, one count of entry of goods by means of false statement, five counts of passing false and fraudulent papers through a customhouse, one count of smuggling and one count of violating the Clean Air Act by improperly selling HCFC-22 to an undercover agent. | In 2018 the accused pleaded guilty of charges of illegally importing ODS. He was ordered to pay a fine of $40,000 and sentenced to a term of two years’ probation, to include 6 months of home confinement. |
| United States of America | 27 April, 9 May, and 17 May, 2022 | R-404A, R-410A, R-407C | 3,379 kg of R-404A, 6,441 kg of R-410A, and 1,100 kg of R-407C | From Mexico to USA | 1. No allowances (i.e., quotas/licenses) to import the HFCs. 2. U.S. federal agencies (e.g., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Customs and Border Protection) identified that the importer did not have sufficient allowances. 3. American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7675, and the regulations promulgated thereunder at 40 C.F.R. Part 84, especially 40 C.F.R. § 84.5(b). | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Notice of Violation (NOV) to HVAC Services (the importer), and further investigation is continuing. | |
| United States of America | 26 April and 6 August, 2022 (the approximate date of imports, not the date of seizure) | R-410A and R-410A | 17,985 kg of R-404A and 13,221 kg of R-410A | From China to USA | 1. No allowances (i.e., quotas/licenses) to import the HFCs. 2. U.S. federal agencies (e.g., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Customs and Border Protection) identified that the importer did not have sufficient allowances. 3. American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7675, and the regulations promulgated thereunder at 40 C.F.R. Part 84, especially 40 C.F.R. § 84.5(b) | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Notice of Violation (NOV) to Oldach Associates, LLC (the importer), and further investigation is continuing | |
| United States of America | 10 September, 2022 (the approximate date of imports, not the date of seizure) | HFC-245fa | 20,000 kg | From China to USA | 1. No allowances (i.e., quotas/licenses) to import the HFCs. 2. U.S. federal agencies (e.g., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Customs and Border Protection) identified that the importer did not have sufficient allowances. 3. American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7675, and the regulations promulgated thereunder at 40 C.F.R. Part 84, especially 40 C.F.R. § 84.5(b) | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the Notice of Violation (NOV) to Open Mountain Energy, LLC (the importer), and further investigation is continuing. | |
| United States of America | January 2022 (the approximate date of imports, not the date of seizure) | 81,617 MTCO2e worth of HFCs | 1. No allowances (i.e., quotas/licenses) to import the HFCs. 2. U.S. federal agencies (e.g., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Customs and Border Protection) identified that the importer did not have sufficient allowances. 3. American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7675, and the regulations promulgated thereunder at 40 C.F.R. Part 84, especially 40 C.F.R. § 84.5(b) | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) retired 81,617 MTCO2e of American Air Components’ (the importer) calendar year 2022 allowances and 40,808.5 MTCO2e of calendar year 2023 allowances (a 50% premium). | |||
| United States of America | January 2022 (the approximate date of imports, not the date of seizure) | 96,703.8 MTCO2e worth of HFCs | 1. No allowances (i.e., quotas/licenses) to import the HFCs. 2. U.S. federal agencies (e.g., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Customs and Border Protection) identified that the importer did not have sufficient allowances. 3. American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7675, and the regulations promulgated thereunder at 40 C.F.R. Part 84, especially 40 C.F.R. § 84.5(b) | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) retired 96,703.8 MTCO2e of Meraki Group‘s (the importer) calendar year 2022 allowances and 48,351.9 MTCO2e of Meraki Group’s calendar year 2023 allowances (a 50% premium). |
Click here for reports submitted to date by all parties.
Ozone Research Managers
The Vienna Convention provides for that parties shall co-operate in conducting research and systematic
observations and in formulating recommendations for future research and observation in areas related to the ozone layer.
To this end the Ozone Research Managers meet every three years to review national and international research and monitoring
activities to ensure coordination and identify gaps.
Reports submitted by United States of America to the Ozone Research Managers meetings to date are available below:
To view reports submitted by all Parties to the Ozone Research Managers meetings to date, click here