Part of :- GS paper ll - Government Policies and Intervention for development in various sectors/services and issues arising out of their implementation.
GS paper lll - Environment Conservation, Environment Pollution and degradation and Environmental impact assessment.
Context :-
India has successfully phased out Hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC)-141 b.
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) notified that the issuance of import license for HCFC-141b is prohibited from 1st January 2020 under Ozone Depleting Substances (Regulation and Control) Amendment Rules, 2019.
Ozone Depleting Substances (Regulation and Control) Amendment Rules, 2019 have been issued under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
This step is among the first at this scale in Article 5 (special status of developing countries) parties under the Montreal Protocol.
Key Points :
HCFC-141 b is one of the most powerful ozone-depleting chemicals after Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs).
It is mainly used as a blowing agent in the foam manufacturing industries.
In India, the foam manufacturing sector is a mix of large, medium and small enterprises having varying capacities, with the preponderance of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
HCFC-141 b is not produced domestically and all requirements were met through imports.
India is one of the few countries that are pioneer in the use of non-Ozone Depleting technologies and have a low Global Warming Potential (GWP).
The Ministry also adopted a structured approach to engage with foam manufacturing enterprises for providing technical and financial assistance in order to transition to non-ODS and low GWP technologies under the HCFC Phase-out Management Plan (HPMP).
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