A fortnightly electronic news update on ozone and climate protection and the implementation of the Montreal Protocol brought to you by OzonAction. In this issue: Celebrating 40 Years of the Vienna Convention: From Science to Global Action - A brief history; 2. Science for life: 40 years of the Vienna Convention; 3. CCAC NDC Watch: Latest on Non-CO₂ Pollutants in National Climate Plans; 4. CAMS monitors unusually low Arctic ozone levels during 2025; 5. InstallerSHOW and World Refrigeration Day to partner again in 2025; 6. Keeping homes cool on a warming planet; 7. Study: The ozone hole is healing, thanks to global reduction of CFCs; 8. Training on Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning; 9. South Sudan: Female Staff Providing Quality Services to Patients; 10. Vienna Convention@40: SRADeV initiates scheme to reduce fluorinated GHGs, ozone-depleting substances emissions; 11. Govt imposes ban on use of 12 toxic pesticides; 12. New Zealand Authorities Seize $1 Million Worth of Illegal HFCs; 13. EIA calls for European policymakers to maximise potential of heat pumps in climate change fight; 14. Italian authorities seize 14 tonnes of illegal HFC; 15. Technical Regulation on "Energy Efficiency Requirements for Energy-Consuming Equipment" and Subsequent Actions; 16. Greece imposes €2.9m fine on illegal HFC shipment.
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