Closure and Summary Closure and Summary

• 15 th European Conference15 th European Conference• 150 th Anniversary P di 150 th Anniversary P di

Milano Milano • 20 the Anniversary of Green 20 the Anniversary of Green

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Interesting times

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• Freeze in HCFC starts in the Freeze in HCFC starts in the developing countries F-gas developing countries F-gas regulation on MAC came regulation on MAC came into force into force

• F-gas new regulations F-gas new regulations proposed proposed

• HFCs phase down seems to HFCs phase down seems to be certain. be certain.

Interesting times

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• Italian F-gas regulationsItalian F-gas regulations• Active Centro Studi Galileo Active Centro Studi Galileo • TERRE Policy Centre India : TERRE Policy Centre India :

PartnerPartner For the first time For the first time • Positive Opportunity for Positive Opportunity for

Italian Youth and Italian Youth and employmentemployment

Interesting times

Context…Context…

• Gulf Emission Gap Gulf Emission Gap • Energy efficiency Top on Energy efficiency Top on

AgendaAgenda• HFC phase down proposalsHFC phase down proposals

Who Participated ….Who Participated ….

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• 15 countries ( including India, Korea, China, BF) 15 countries ( including India, Korea, China, BF)

• 6 Partners 6 Partners

• Speakers from Industry, Governments, EU, NGOs, Speakers from Industry, Governments, EU, NGOs, AcademicsAcademics

• InterpretersInterpreters

Success of Success of Conference …Conference …

• More than 50 high quality More than 50 high quality papers papers

• Presence of Politician, EU, Presence of Politician, EU, • Wide spectrum of subjects Wide spectrum of subjects • Intense interaction Intense interaction

Speed, Cooperation, Passion >>>>>>

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BURDEN

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Social & economic Cost

TECHNOLOGY FOSTERING: EFFICIENCY GAINS

Experience of Montreal Protocol

BENEFITS

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LET US BE RESPONSIVE TO EMERGING CHANGES

It Is not the strongest It Is not the strongest species species

that survive, that survive, nor the most intelligent, nor the most intelligent,

but the ones but the ones most reponsive to most reponsive to

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- Charles Darwin- Charles Darwin