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World Refrigeration Day: Cold Chain 4 Life - STICKERS in the six UN languages

In this issue: -- Invitation to Join UNEP-UNIDO-ASHRAE Webinar on Alternative Refrigerants for High Ambient Temperature Countries -- 1. IIR and UNEP OzonAction release the French and Spanish versions of the ‘Cold Chain Technology Briefs’ 2. Lower-GWP Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Innovation Award 3. Overview for the meetings of the ozone… read more

Cold storage warehouses store food after production and before foods are transported and distributed to supermarkets or catering establishments. Food is stored either chilled or frozen and may remain in the store for periods of a few hours, days or even a year (for some fruits and vegetables) in chillers and up to several months in freezers.… read more

Due to the complex nature of the cold chain and the high temperature dependency of post-harvest or post-mortem deterioration in food, temperature control in the food chain is vital. Temperature control tends to become less well controlled at the retail/professional and domestic stages of the cold chain. The food chain is responsible for… read more

For consumers, the cold chain is often associated with transport, retail and household refrigerators. But refrigeration is also and widely used in the agri-food industry for the storage of raw materials and final products, as well as for food processing. This brief gives a short overview of refrigeration applications in the industry. The… read more

This brief provides an overview of the main areas of transport refrigeration, some of the different systems used and the working fluids employed. It will go on to look at current trends in using alternative refrigerants and the direction the sector is moving in over a longer period. Future developments will be discussed along with the technical… read more

This brief will present the process needs and applications of refrigeration onboard refrigerated fishing vessels. Currently used technologies and refrigerants will be presented, along with the possible alternatives for new systems. The issues related to the management of existing fl eets and implications to the Montreal Protocol on ozone-… read more

OzonAction Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Technician Video Series consists of instructional videos on techniques, security and best practice and flammable refrigerant safety. They are intended to serve as a complementary training tool for refrigeration and air-conditioning (RAC) sector servicing technicians to help them revise and retain… read more

In this issue: -- UNEP’s Statement on the COVID-19 global pandemic – 1. Ozone for life: 35 years of ozone layer protection 2. Lower-GWP Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Innovation Award 3. RAC Technician Videos - Full length films! 4. The new updated OzonAction GWP-ODP Calculator Application 5. UNEP OzonAction Encourages Everyone to… read more

The new and updated UNEP OzonAction GWP-ODP Calculator application will help you to convert between values in metric tonnes, ozone depleting potential (ODP) tonnes and CO2-equivalent tonnes of substances controlled by the Montreal Protocol and their alternatives. This application, available at no cost, is particularly useful for National Ozone… read more

One of the ways in which refrigeration cylinders are quickly identified is by cylinder colour. Although there was never a truly globally adopted international standard, the guideline from the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) although not required by law was used by the vast majority of industry and chemical… read more

In this issue: -- UNEP’s Statement on the COVID-19 global pandemic -- 1. Kigali Amendment latest ratification 2. The UNEP OzonAction WhatGas? application has been updated and improved 3. Refrigerant Cylinder Colours: What has Changed 4. Update on new refrigerants designations and safety classifications 5. Provisional agenda of the 85th meeting… read more

The WhatGas? UNEP OzonAction application is an information and identification tool for refrigerant gases for ozone-depleting substances(ODS), HFCs, and other alternatives. It is intended to provide a number of stakeholders, including Montreal Protocol National Ozone Officers, Customs Officers, and refrigeration and air-conditioning technicians… read more

The Cold Chain 4 Life banners - are available as follows:

-    Cold Chain 4 Life Banner 120 x 600 (3.175 x 15.875cm)
-    Cold Chain 4 Life Banner 250 x 250 (6.615 x 6.615cm)
-    Cold Chain 4 Life Banner 728 x 90 (19.262 x 2.381cm)
-    Cold Chain 4 Life Banner… read more

In this issue: -- UNEP’s Statement on the COVID-19 global pandemic -- 1. OzonAction’s iPIC system helps prevent an illegal shipment of 72 tonnes of HCFC22, 2. UNEP OzonAction Encourages Everyone to Celebrate World Refrigeration Day 2020 3. Message from the UN Environment, Ozone Secretariat on COVID-19 4. Upgrades to the Ozone Secretariat… read more

World Refrigeration Day (WRD) raises awareness about refrigeration and air-conditioning and their contribution to modern life. WRD is widely supported by industry associations, organizations and societies as well as governments and individuals. It memorializes the birth date(June 26th)of Lord Kelvinforwhom the Absolutetemperature Kelvin Scale… read more

In this issue:
1. COVID-19 pandemic: Letter from James S. Curlin, Acting Head, OzonAction, to the National Ozone Officers
2. Global efforts on ozone help reverse southern jet stream damage
3. Rare ozone hole opens over Arctic — and it’s big
4. “COLD CHAIN 4 LIFE” Campaign
5. Quantifying contributions of chlorofluorocarbon… read more

An important Montreal Protocol issue that is currently being discussed and will need to be carefully considered in light of the HCFC phase-out Management Plans (HPMP) second or third stages, which are now being prepared and submitted to the Executive Committee, is that of the HCFC ‘Servicing tail’

To avoid any unforeseen challenges in… read more

In this issue: 1. Kigali Amendment latest ratications
2. Servicing tail for HCFCs: What is it & why does it matter?
3. Customs fostering Sustainability for People, Prosperity and the Planet: A few words about the theme of the year 2020
4. Effects of ozone layer depletion on plants
5. Pesticide classication scale scopes… read more

iPIC is a voluntary and informal mechanism of information exchange on intended trade between countries in ozone-depleting substances (ODS) and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), mixtures containing these as well as products and equipment. It enables countries to share details of eligible importers and exporters with other member countries through a… read more