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. UNEP OzonAction Updates its University Course Preparing Future Engineers to Implement the Montreal Protocol
2. Women Shaping the Future of Refrigeration – IIR International Women’s Day 2026
3. Deputy Minister Bernice Swarts hands over certificates and licenses to technicians and trainers at the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Academy (ACRA) graduation ceremony in Johannesburg, 16 Mar
4. Empowering Technicians, Protecting the Planet - Eswatini
5. Simplify procedures for greenhouse gas emission reduction and ozone layer protection - Vietnam
6. Polish plant reclaims 100% of used refrigerants
7. Belgium to auction 14 tonnes of seized R134a
8. Strengthening Policy and Partnerships to Advance Next-Generation Cooling in Latin America and the Caribbean
9. Retailers fined over $1.1m for selling R134a
10. Superpollutant Action Initiative Is Launched to Target F-Gases and Other High-GWP Substances
11. Class/Seminar: Monitoring Progress on the Montreal Protocol
12. NASRC: Grocery Chains Are Dropping HFC Refrigerants Faster Than Expected
13. Spotlight on an instrument: Copernicus Sentinel-5
