Stephen O. Andersen Stephen O. Andersen Stephen Oliver Andersen (born 17 January 1948) is the American Director of Research at the Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development (IGSD) and is also Senior Expert Member of the Montreal Protocol Technology and Economic Assessment Panel (TEAP) and former TEAP Co-Chair (1989 - 2012). He is considered one of the founders and leading figures in the success of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Stratospheric Ozone Layer. Andersen was born in Logan, Utah, United States, the child of a professor of horticulture and a botanist. He studied business administration for two years at Utah
Montreal Protocol (for example, in the past metered dose inhalers commonly used to treat asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease were exempt) or Halon fire suppression systems used in submarines and aircraft (but not in general industry). The substances in Group I of Annex A are: The provisions of the Protocol include the requirement that the Parties to the Protocol base their future decisions on the current scientific, environmental, technical, and economic information that is assessed through panels drawn from the worldwide expert communities. To provide that input to the decision-making process, advances in understanding on these topics were assessed in 1989,