United Nations Environment Programme

Conference and exhibition to bring together industry, policymakers, environmental organizations, and academia to share information and expertise on various alternatives and approaches to ensure that the phase-out of CFCs and HCFCs is done in such as way as to limit the climate contribution of high GWP materials. United Nations Conference Centre, Bangkok, July 21-22, 2012.  Read more |  Invitation letter

 

Port Vila, 3 May 2012 - The Pacific Islands Countries (PICs) are strengthening their national systems to control the import and export of harmful chemicals regulated under the international treaty known as the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.  Read more

 

New York, 22 April 2012 - Three days before Earth Day 2012, New York’s most popular city attraction- the Times Square, added another facet of appeal with the unveiling of the ‘Sky Patching’ sculpture of Goddess Nüwa” on 19 April 2012. Read more...

 

An attempt to smuggle more than 19 tones of ozone-depleting substances to the Russian Federation was curbed in St. Petersburg .... Read more
 

Beijing, 13 April 2012 – Showcased as part of the UNEP OzonAction booth at the 2012 Ozone2Climate Technology Roadshow in Beijing, China, the Ozone2Climate Technology Virtual Exhibition platform has interested Chinese refrigeration and air conditioning companies to participate in the virtual platform.  Read more
 

Rarotonga, Cook Islands, 13 April 2012 – Technicians from various businesses met in Rarotonga on 4 April 2012 to form the Cook Islands’ Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Association. Read more
 

Beijing, 11 April 2012 – Thousands of people of different nationalities flooded the doors of the CRH 2012 for the 23rd International Exhibition for Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, Heating and Ventilation, Frozen Food Processing, Packaging and Storage (CRH 2012) at the New China International Exhibition Center in Beijing, China, which opened today and will run until 13 April 2012.   Read more | UNEP Press Release (12 April 2012):  Overcoming Barriers to Promote Ozone-friendly Technologies
 

Bangkok, 4 April 2012 – The OzonAction Branch of the United Nations Environment Programme – Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (UNEP - ROAP) in collaboration with the China Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Industry Association (CRAA) are organizing the “2012 Ozone2Climate Technology Roadshow and Industry Roundtable” from 11 to 13 April 2012 back-to-back with the 23rd International Exhibition for Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, Heating and Ventilation, Frozen Food Processing, Packaging and Storage (CRH 2012) in Beijing, one of the three most influential annual exhibitions in the world, and the largest of its kind in the Asia and the Pacific region.  Read more |  Beijing 2012 Ozone2Climate Technology Roadshow and Industry Roundtable website

 

Bishkek, 27 March 2012 - The Annual Meeting of the Regional Ozone Network for Europe and Central Asia (ECA) Network of Ozone Officers being held back to back with the Expert Meeting for Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers and Architects opened today in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.  Read more |  View photos