UK Ministry of Defence use of Ozone Depleting Substances - Implications of the New European Council Regulation
Abstract
Most of you will be familiar with the Montreal Protocol, which controls the production of the ozone depleting substances. These have been used extensively in fire protection and refrigeration in military equipment and systems. The implications of the Protocol for the military forces of NATO states were covered in LTSS/44, and the worthy conclusions and recommendations were reported in the opening sessions of the Symposium. I wish to describe, initially, the current legislative position on ozone depleting substances within the European Union. I will then discuss the policies that the UK Ministry of Defense has in place, and the progress that has been made, so far, in reducing use of the substances. Of course, legislation continually evolves, and I will then summarize recent developments in the European Union, finally suggesting that NATO could, perhaps, play a valuable, more proactive, part in the development of new international environmental legislation. Within Member States of the European Union, the Montreal Protocol is implemented by a European Council Regulation. The Regulations are proposed by the European Commission, and negotiated and agreed by the European Council of environment ministers from all the Member States.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADP010589
Entities
People
- D. J. Liddy
Organizations
- Ministry of Defense