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. World Refrigeration Day 2025 Theme Announced: “Cool Skills”; 2. UNIDO secures US$18.7m to accelerate climate action and reduce ozonedepleting substances; 3. CaRe Working Group: Discover the Women in Cooling database - IIR; 4. Secteur industriel : La Tunisie est parvenue en 2024, à réduire environ 13,3 millions de tonnes équivalent CO₂; 5. Workshop on implementation of Montreal Protocol held in Khulna - Bangladesh; 6. SEA National Ozone Officers Discuss Viable Low-GWP and Energy Efficient Alternatives to HCFCs/HFCs to Achieve Dual Obligations; 7. New rules for cleaner cooling from 1 July 2025 - Australia; 8. China and India Can Produce Up to 5.3 Million R290 Split AC Units Per Year, According to New GIZ Guide; 9. Italy seized 500 tonnes of illegal HFC last year; 10. Chemours fined €1m for alleged F-gas breach; 11. Winners Announced for the 3rd Edition of the European Women in Cooling Video Competition; 12. Government could tighten rules on restricting refrigerant gases to help net zero goals - UK; 13. Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources: Ukraine is preparing to ratify the Kigali Amendment; 14. Ecuador sets a green standard in refrigeration manufacturing; 15. US industry surprised by R454B demand.
OzoNews Volume XXV, 15 June 2025
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