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UNEP OzonAction, in cooperation with United for Efficiency (U4E), Kigali Cooling Efficiency Programme (KCEP) and ASHRAE have jointly developed a new introductory e-learning course to increase the awareness and understanding of government policymakers, community stakeholders and business leaders about energy-efficiency related to air… read more

The HCFC Quota and Licence Tracker Desktop Application is a simple but powerful tool designed to assist National Ozone Officers in Article 5 countries in their daily work. The tracker enables the planning, calculating, monitoring and management of consumption quotas and licences for HCFCs. It can be simply used as a tracking tool, or for future… read more

Checklist for successful auctioning of seized refrigerants.

Inspection of operator facilities to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Serbian Air Protection Law on controlled ozone-depleting substances and fluorinated greenhouse gases

Cold Chain 4 Life - The Cold Chain Connects the World - posters in the six UN languages for World Refrigeration Day

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

The cold chain is a series of actions and equipment applied to maintain a product within a specified low-temperature range from harvest/ production to consumption, including farming/fishing, food processing, cold storage, transportation, food services, and domestic uses, as well as special products like medicinal products and vaccines.

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

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

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

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

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

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 320 x 50 (8.467 x 1.323cm) Mobile banner
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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

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

One of the primary ways that countries implement their commitments under the Montreal Protocol and particularly the Kigali Amendment is through the monitoring and control of import and export of controlled substances. This fact sheet provides various options for Article 5 countries on how to deal with seized refrigerants in cases of illegal… read more

This document suggests how the recommendation of the World Customs Organization (WCO) on establishing additional digits in the existing 2017 national HS codes to identify specific HFCs could be implemented.

Refrigeration and air-conditioning is crucial for our health, nutrition, comfort and well-being. From prevention of food wastage to preservation of vaccines, from air conditioning in hospitals to our homes, we increasingly rely on the advances that refrigeration has brought us. However, all around the world the sector has always been a largely… read more