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In this issue:
1. Upcoming Eighty-third meeting of the Executive Committee
2. 32 Years and Healing - Theme for World Ozone Day 2019
3. International action on HFCs through the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal
Protocol
4. Maritime sector urged to replace HFCs with natural refrigerants
5. Ozone monitoring team… read more

In this issue: 1. Statements by Mr Emmanuel Macron, President of the Republic, at his joint press conference with Mr Xi Jinping, President of China, Mrs Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, and Mr Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission (excerpts) 2. Weighing consumer safety versus climate action 3. ASHRAE/UNEP Lower-GWP… read more

In this issue: 1. Farewell to Shamila Nair-Bedouelle 2. Implications of constant CFC-11 concentrations for the future ozone layer 3. Helping enforcement catch up with environmental laws 4. Colossal barocaloric effects in plastic crystals 5. ASHRAE/UNEP Lower-GWP Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Innovation Award 6. Sustainability in Africa’s… read more

In this issue:
1. Post-Meeting Feedback Survey - OzonAction Second Global Inter-Regional and Parallel Network Meetings for National Ozone Officers, 17-20 February 2019
2. UN Environment fights to cut cooling and heating emissions
3. Multilateral treaties address some chemicals and issues of global concern, but implementation… read more

In this issue: 1. OzonAction second global inter-regional meeting, ‘Join the Experts’ sessions and parallel networks meetings for national ozone officers 2. Ms. Inger Andersen of Denmark - Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) 3. 2018 Quadrennial Assessments by EEAP and TOCs 4. UN Environment-OzonAction Joins… read more

In this issue: 1. Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion 2018: Full Report Now Available 2. Study provides more evidence of the recovering Antarctic ozone hole 3. ASHRAE/UNEP Lower-GWP Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Innovation Award 4. Women in science for ozone protection 5. Rwanda’s ambitious plan for clean and efficient cooling 6.… read more

In this issue: 1. ASHRAE & UNEP-OzonAction launch new joint workplan promoting management of refrigerants in developing economies 2. Dumping of obsolete air conditioners undermines development and climate goals 3. Uncovering the Ozone Hole - Podcast 4. Gov't to get tough on HFC refrigerant violations (Japan) 5. Flammable Refrigerants Safety… read more

In this issue: 1) World takes a stand against powerful greenhouse gases with implementation of Kigali Amendment, 2) Report of the eighty-second meeting of the Executive Committee, 3) Global agreement addressing ozone depletion will also bring large climate benefits, 4) Rwanda launches centre to measure global warming gases, 5) Morocco… read more

PRAHA-II is a continuation of the process with specific goals that are aligned with the findings of PRAHAI. The two main findings of PRAHA-I are that, 1) there are viable alternatives at High Ambient Temperature (HAT) conditions which need optimized equipment design to perform and deliver the energy efficiency minimum requirements, and 2) that… read more

In this issue: 1. Special End of Year Message, Tina Birmpili, Executive Secretary, Ozone Secretariat, "The Kigali Amendment: A New Year’s resolution we cannot break" 2. Buildings and construction sector – Huge untapped potential for emission reductions 3. Ozone depletion increases Antarctic snowfall, partially mitigates ice sheet loss 4. How… read more

The OzonAction Branch of the Law Division has been strengthening the capacity of governments – particularly the operational focal points for the Montreal Protocol, known as National Ozone Units – as well as industry, customs and enforcement agencies in developing countries to elaborate and enforce the policies required to implement the Protocol… read more

This is the electronic and interactive version of the UN Environment OzonAction Quick Guide on Good Servicing Practices for Flammable Refrigerants.It offers easy reference to the key safety classification and technical properties of flammable refrigerants that are available in the market. It also provides important safety guidance for the… read more

Video series on guidance on how to identify refrigerants using a refrigerant identifier

In this issue: 1. Emergence of ozone recovery evidenced by reduction in the occurrence of Antarctic ozone loss saturation 2. Advancing nationally determined contributions (NDCs) through climate-friendly refrigeration and air conditioning: Guidance for policymakers 3. Conclusions of the "Technical report on energy efficiency in HFC-free… read more

Cold Storage and Refrigerated Warehouses

Transport Refrigeration

Cold chain technology brief in refrigeration in food production and processing

Under the Kigali Cooling Efficiency Program (K-CEP), UN Environment is implementing a two-year "twinning" project to build the capacity of National Ozone Officers and national energy policymakers for linking energy efficiency and Montreal Protocol objectives in support of the Kigali Amendment.

Commercial, Professional and Domestic Refrigeration

In this issue: 1. Montreal Protocol closes annual meeting with new mandates, strengthened enforcement and momentum for climate action 2. Summary of the Thirtieth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol: 5-9 November 2018 3. Montreal Protocol assessment reveals healing ozone, untapped potential for climate action 4. Highlights Scientific… read more