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: 1. 96th meeting of the Executive Committee concludes successfully; 2. 47th Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol - Summary report, 7–11 July 2025; 3. OEWG-47 Side Event Highlights on International Training and Certification Standards for RACHP; 4. OEWG-47 Side Event Highlights Urgent Need for Sustainable Cooling in Data Centres; 5. DEMETER: how an enforcement operation is driving Customs’ efforts against illicit trade in waste, ODS and potent greenhouse gases; 6. The Accra-Helsinki Group on Sustainable Cooling: A Worthy Successor in the Tradition of Montreal Protocol Collaboration and Ambition to Protect the Earth; 7. Montreal Protocol Success Highlighted in Decision by the Inter-American Human Rights Court Obligating States to Act on Climate Emergency; 8. Cooling the Climate Crisis: Why investing in sustainable refrigeration is crucial for decarbonising supermarkets; 9. Kenya Validates National Inventory of ODS and HFC Banks; 10. Côte d’Ivoire-AIP / Des agents des douanes et des contrôleurs du commerce formés à la lutte contre les substances appauvrissant la couche d’ozone; 11. Green Cooling Webinar #4: Climate- and Environmentally-friendly Solar Cooling Technology Solutions; 12. Brazil: Inauguration of the First Training Laboratory for the Safe and Efficient Use of Natural Refrigerants; 13. Cuba makes progress in environmental protection; 14. Oman Participates in Meeting of GCC Legislative Departments Held in Riyadh
OzoNews Volume XXV, 15 July 2025
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