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16 February 2018, 17:38

ODS consumption in Belarus down 20% in 2017

MINSK, 16 February (BelTA) – The consumption of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) in Belarus was reduced by 20% in 2017, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Minister Andrei Khudyk noted at a wrap-up session at the ministry on 16 February, BelTA has learned.

“Last year, ODS consumption in Belarus went down by 20% versus 2016,” Andrei Khudyk remarked.

Belarus complies with all the commitments under international agreements on ozone layer protection. In 2013, the country adopted a strategy on the phase-out of HCFCs (hydrochlorofluorocarbons) for the period up to 2020.

The participants of the meeting at the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Ministry summed up the performance of the ministry in 2017. “The major targets for 2017 were met,” Andre Khudyk said.

One of the ministry's top-priority tasks is to reduce air pollution. According to preliminary estimates, the total amount of emissions from stationary and mobile sources totaled 1.243 million tonnes in 2017. Thanks to the regional authorities, over 200 enviornmental protection measures were taken to reduce the emissions by almost 7,500 tonnes. The plans for 2018 envisage further decrease in emissions.

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