Welcome to the 1:20 pm Session

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1 The World s Most Successful Ozone/Climate Change Multi-Stewardship Initiative Welcome to the 1:20 pm Session Mark Miller Executive Director, MOPIA Thursday, October 13, 2016 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 1

2 Presentation Overview Quick overview of MOPIA Highlight ozone & climate science Highlight white goods, current stats Potent HFC Refrigerants & Highlight emerging industry trends Time for Questions and Concerns, Suggestions 2

3 Manitoba s Minister of Sustainable Development (May, 2016) Hon. Cathy Cox 3

4 1994 MOPIA Appointed by Province of Manitoba 4 Located at 1082 Main St. in Winnipeg Totally self-sustaining/no annual government supplement Over see the certification of over 5,300 persons and permits for some 600 companies Provide environmental training for industries using regulated substances Liaison with Environment Officers, provincial and federal Liaise and collaborate with UN on special initiatives

5 Show It See It It s the Law!! For service techs of all A/C equipment/ buyers and sellers of regulated 5 products

6 Switch the Stat 6

7 7 MOPIA s Board is Multi-stakeholder based 14 persons: John Kub (Chair), Michael Blackey (VC), Secretary Bill Grywinski (Treasurer), Meghan Skorodenski (Secretary), Laverne Dalgleish, George Kurowski, Kent Cielen, Jeff Hillock, Dietrich Schellenberg, Inez Miller, Doug Alexander, Melissa Leclerc

8 The Royal Cdn. Mint, Contractors, Western Canada Lotteries, Educators, etc. 8

9 9 Cycle of Atmosphere

10 FACT: Restricting ozone depleting substances (ODSs) has mitigated or reduced climate change significantly as CFCs, HCFCs and HFCs are potent Greenhouse Gases (GHGs). Up to 10,000 times that of CO 2 10

11 Protection With the world-wide phase-out of ODS the A/C, Refrigeration and Fire Protection Industries are already taking steps to change systems to use non-ods products through normal business activities 11

12 12 file:///c:/users/owner/downloads/arctic-bulletin-1b-2016.pdf

13 13 Ozone Layer

14 14 Ozone Layer is kms above us in Stratosphere

15 15 NASA Southern Ozone Hole

16 Northern Ozone Hole Limits

17 17 NOAAs Global Climate Anomalies

18 18 3,000 uses for ODSs

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20 Various Industry Sectors Affected Automotive Agriculture A/C Trucking A/C Reefers White Goods Residential A/C Commercial Refrigeration Industrial Refrigeration Aircraft, Rail, Lab, etc. Not all have compulsory apprenticeship designation 20

21 Ice box evolves to a modern fridge 21 From ice to ammonia, sulphur dioxide to CFCs to HFCs and next gen hydrocarbons, CO2 etc.

22 Manitoba s 2016 Population 1.3 million Formula 600 units/100,000 7,200 units disposed of each year in Manitoba 22

23 Fridge Recycling Profile Assets ++ future carbon credits?? HFCs as refrigerant 23

24 What s happening across Manitoba 24 Some municipalities charge for residents to drop-off white goods units, while others accept them and then have a contractor extract/recovery the refrigerant. The cost of refrigerant recovery varies depending on location, number of units, contractor used, and other variables. General cost to have the refrigerant removed is approximately $20-40/unit if contracted. There is a challenge throughout Manitoba and in northern Manitoba First Nations where transport is difficult or contractors are not readily avaialble. It is mandatory to have the refrigerant recovered before scrapping/shredding or crushing.

25 25 Municipalities are challenged by cost and logistics

26 White Goods Efforts Retire my Fridge Manitoba Hydro e/appliances_electronics/retire _fridge.shtml Municipal Guidelines Consumer Awareness Information Waste Management Best Practices White Goods Awareness Poster NEW* Hydrocarbon fridges in Canada/NA GE 26

27 27 White Goods Recycling

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29 29 Fridge Recycling in Europe (Germany, UK)

30 Persons: Penalties are among the highest! Enforcement: Environment Canada and Manitoba Conservation = Environment Officers 1 st Offence up to $50k and/or up to 6 months imprisonment 2 nd Offence up to $100k and/or up to 1 yr imprisonment Up to $1k per day Pay restitution and/or compensation etc. 30

31 Path Forward - Visit MOPIAs Booth Support a more comprehensive approach which may include a levy on the sale of new white goods to financially support the proper end-of-life stewardship of white goods. History shows that without incentives or stewardship, many white goods will be improperly discarded with risks to the environment!! 31 Liaise with AMM, MARR and others

32 Developing a Manitoba White Goods Directory 32 Be Part of It.

33 Commitments to Protect Our Earth 1987 Montreal Protocol (World s 1 st Global Climate and Ozone Treaty) Chlorine & bromine To prevent, reduce and eliminate release of ODS into the atmosphere to protect the earth s ozone layer Today, all nations, 197 countries have ratified The Montreal Protocol 2005 Kyoto Protocol (Feb 16, 2005) 169 nations 2015 Paris Agreement 33

34 Kyoto Protocol/Paris Agreement The six gases: - carbon dioxide (CO ) 2 - methane (CH ) 4 - nitrous oxide (N O) 2 - sulphur hexafluoride (SF ) 6 - perfluorocarbons (PFCs) - hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). 34

35 HFC Refrigerants are Potent GHGs In fact, if left unregulated, they alone may cause.5 1C increase in global temperature. 100 billon metric tonnes HFCs are used in nearly all auto A/C, and home A/C 35

36 New Developments 28 th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol happening this week in Kigali, Rwanda 36 Anticipating an HFC global phase-down agreement!!

37 HFC Phase-down - Canada Automotive 2021 model year RAC 2020 Foams 2019 & 2021 Aerosols

38 Beverage Vending Industry At Red River College, Winnipeg 38

39 39 Jets play this eve.. Home opener

40 Questions & Comments More information: tml?bulletin=fpcn48.cwao 40

41 Do s & Don ts Toppingup 41

42 Leaking A/C Bulletin 42

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44 Impacts of ozone depletion - excessive UV radiation leads to New cases of skin cancer and eye cataracts (Canada 76,000+) USE AN SPF OF 35+. Crop yields impacted from UV radiation over-exposure leading to less plant productivity Increased incidences of short and long term health effects leading to a loss of immunity to diseases Effects on biogeochemical cycles, aquatic ecosystems, air quality and materials, etc. 44 $235 billion to implement 2-4 x costly

45 March New gases discovered destroying ozone layer 45 Despite the production of all CFCs having been banned since 2010, the concentration of one CFC113a is rising at an accelerating rate. The source of the chemicals is a mystery but Laube suggests that CFC113a may be being used as a feedstock chemical in the production of agricultural pesticides. Until now, a total of 13 CFCs and HCFCs were known to destroy ozone and are controlled by the Montreal protocol, widely regarded as the world's most successful environmental law. But scientists have now identified and measured four previously unknown compounds and warned of the existence of many more.

46 46 Obama June 2013: "This is the global threat of our time. And for the sake of future generations, our generation must move toward a global compact to confront a changing climate before it is too late. That is our job. That is our task. We have to get to work.

47 Stratospheric Ozone Hole September (25), 2006, NASA reported the largest Antarctic ozone hole ever with total ozone depletion at 29.5 million km 2. Sept m km saw the most significant ozone depletion 40% late winter and early spring (March). WHO This week UV 8 and OD even -16% ODS can persist for many years with life spans of 25 to 400 years. Is recovery possible? The World Meteorological Organization estimates that the ozone layer will slowly recover to pre levels by UMg3Cgrs 47 Sources: theozonehole.com, NASA

48 Fridge & Ice Cream cooler running on Hydrocarbons = propane/butane 48

49 49 Climate Change Impacts

50 Tornadoes, Fires Record warm ocean temperatures pose threat to B.C. salmon Salmon face double threat from weather changes LA biggest rainfall ever July 18, 2015 Arizona 5 inches of rain July 17, 2015 Tornado near Arnes, MB, Lake Winnipeg, July 18,

51 At this time, HFCs contribute less than 1% towards climate change. Their use is growing rapidly. The most conservative predictions are that HFCs will increase to a 7-12 % contribution to global warming. HFCs are far more potent than CO 2, some types being thousands of times for potent. Even a small increase in HFC use can have an enormous impact on climate change. It appears to be inevitable that HFC use will increase. Though most CFCs have been phased out, the process has only begun for several other ozone depleters, the HCFCs. The Montreal Protocol doesn't end HCFC use until The IPCC estimates that HFCs will be triple their 2002 level in Some studies demonstrate that continuation of HFC emissions will result in them becoming as much as 45% of all greenhouse gas emissions 51 by 2050 (1).

52 Over 2 Decades of Progress 1990 Manitoba ODS Act Enabling legislation to meet commitments under Montreal Protocol 1992 Manitoba ODS Regulation enacted 1994 New ODS Regulation (MR 103/94) Manitoba a national leader in stratospheric ozone layer protection MOPIA appointed to provide atmospheric protection information and technical service resources MOPIA retains fees to administer and manage Manitoba s program 1995 Amending ODS Regulation (M.R. 128/95) 1999 Manitoba ODS Act amended Enabling legislation to allow for the regulation of replacement products [i.e. HFCs (GHGs)] 2005 Amendments to the ODS Regulation (M.R. 178/05) Amendments consistent with Canada s NAP to phase-out CFCs and halons Regulation name change to Ozone Depleting Substances and Other Halocarbons Regulation 2016/17 Admts due to FHR ODS Regulation / New Fed. Code of Practice and MP Amendments - under consideration based on stakeholder recommendations, EC, MP 52

53 Regulated ODS and Replacement Products Regulated Substances Class 1: CFCs, Methyl chloroform, Carbon tetrachloride and Halons (all mixtures and isomers) Class 2: HCFCs (all mixtures and isomers) Class 3: HFCs and PFCs (all mixtures and isomers) Other halocarbons or replacement products Non-ODS, but are GHGs Class 4?: HFO s - HFO1234yf 53

54 54 Hydrocarbons.MPI Insured Vehicles Can not cross fill (contaminate) or vent 134a etc.

55 55 No topping-up!!!

56 Emerging Into the Future Emissions from automotive air-conditioning are a growing concern because of their impact on climate change. Since 2011, the European Union will phase out refrigerants with a global warming potential (GWP) of more than 150 in automotive air conditioning (GWP = 100 year warming potential of one kilogram of a gas relative to one kilogram of CO 2 ). This will ban potent greenhouse gases such as the refrigerant HFC-134a which has a GWP of 1300 to promote safe and energy-efficient refrigerants. One of the most promising alternatives is the natural refrigerant CO 2 (R-744). Carbon dioxide is non-flammable, non-ozone depleting, non-toxic and has a global warming potential of 1. R-744 can be used as a working fluid in climate control systems for cars, residential air conditioning, hot water pumps, commercial refrigeration, and vending machines. 56

57 57 Fridge components

58 58 CFC Chillers Permits / Decommissioning