This IPCC Special Report was developed in response to
invitations by the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change (UNFCCC)1
and the Montreal Protocol on
Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer2
to prepare a balanced
scientific, technical and policy relevant report regarding
alternatives to ozone-depleting substances (ODSs) that affect
the global climate system. It has been prepared by the IPCC
and the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel (TEAP)
of the Montreal Protocol.