Target 7A: 7.3 Consumption of Ozone-Depleting Substances (ODS)
Belize acceded to the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer on 6 June 1997. It subsequently acceded to the London and Copenhagen Amendments on 9 January 1998. Finally on 17 January 2008, it acceded to the Montreal and Beijing Amendments. Belize does not produce any ozone depleting substances (ODS); all consumption needs were met through imports. In 2008, the expected chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) consumption for Belize was 3.7 metric tons, as per the Agreement between the Country and the Executive Committee of the Montreal Protocol, the Agreement value was similar for year 2009. National data for 2008 indicated consumption levels of 0.780 metric tons which was 78.9% less than the ceiling awarded to Belize. Belize has since completely phased out CFC consumption. Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) currently imported in Belize are R-22 is used in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning service sector only and R-141b is used as a flushing agent. HCFC-22 is the most common refrigerant used in the refrigeration and air conditioning sector in Belize today and account for more than half of all refrigerants used in the country. The government of Belize has decided to pursue the 2020 consumption reduction targets for HCFC’s set by Decision XIX/6 of the Meeting of the Parties of the Montreal Protocol. Activities supporting phase out are effectively on target.
Table 7.3: Schedule to Phase out ODS from Belize Time Horizon
Agreed Consumption (Decision XIX/6)
Allowed consumption (Mt)
2013
Freeze at baseline
52.47
2015
10% reduction
47.22
2020
35% reduction
34.11
2025
67.5% reduction
17.01
2030
97.5% reduction
1.31
2040
100% reduction (complete phase-out)
0.00
Source: Montreal Protocol Decision XIX/6/ Annex F, 2009
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