In this issue: 1. Kigali Amendment latest ratification 2. Modelling the potential impacts of the recent, unexpected increase in CFC-11 emissions on total column ozone recovery 3. A new way to cool vaccines off the grid 4. Overview for the meetings of the ozone treaties in 2020-2021 5. Lower-GWP refrigeration & air conditioning innovation award 6. New Report Identifies Sources of Environmental Dumping of Air Conditioners in Ten African Countries 7. Japan Amendments as regards the classification of goods, ozone-depleting substances (ODS) 8. New national cooling strategy for Trinidad and Tobago 9. Brazil Amendments as regards Import licensing, Export processing zones, Ozonedepleting substances (ODS) 10. North American Sustainable Refrigeration Council launches innovative program to help grocers go green 11. How an international project has influenced skills for low GWP alternative refrigerants across Europe 12. European AC Market Moving Away from High-GWP Refrigerants 13. Illegal imports a third of the European F-gas quota 14. Mobile air conditioning in rail vehicles
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