The 75th meeting of the Executive Committee, Montreal, Canada from 16 to 20 November 2015. The 76th meeting is scheduled to take place in Montreal from 9 to 13 May 2016. Report of the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol to the 27th Meeting of the Parties Learn […]

Browse through the Ozone Secretariat “In Focus” to learn about latest updates. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, an important milestone in the protection of the ozone layer. The theme for the celebration of the anniversary and this year’s International Day for the Preservation […]

The UAE has called on all nations to work together to find and implement solutions to phase out substances that harm the ozone layer. The country also reiterated its commitment to phasing out, by 2040, hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) or chemicals that linger in the atmosphere for decades and damage the environment. This message went out as […]

In a webinar hosted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on 10 November, Bella Maranion from EPA presented federal sector leadership to reduce HFC emissions through procurement. Special focus was given to the ammonia/CO2 cascade system at a Texas Air Force Base commissary. Under the Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) programme, the U.S. EPA works […]

The Europe & Central Asia (ECA) network is inviting the customs & enforcement community to submit nominations for the 4th edition of the ECA Ozone Protection Award. It is a regional award for the ECA network & associated CEIT countries as well as their trade partners. The award ceremony is scheduled in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan in […]

‘Change’ is simple to do, but it is by no means easy. This is especially the case when the change involves a shift from a simple and economically-advantageous practice, to one that challenges accepted business practices, but has a broad and important impact on the environment. The need to protect the Ozone Layer is a […]

Eliminating consumption of CFCs used in Metered Dose Inhalers (MDI) manufacturing was one of the last challenges India faced in achieving 100% CFC phaseout by 1 January 2010. Even though CFC usage for MDIs was a small percentage of national CFC usage until 1999, it grew rapidly during 2000-2007 due to the increasing demand for […]

 Bangkok, 16 October 2015 – More than 415,000 students were involved in an ozone protection oration contest for school children in Thailand. The initiative was organised by the Thai Government between August and October 2015 to raise public awareness of the importance of protecting the atmospheric ozone layer. Children between the ages of 12 and […]

Bangkok, 5-7 October 2015 – National 0zone Officers (NOOS) from 13 countries in Southeast Asia and the Pacific attended the Thematic Meeting of the Southeast Asia and the Pacific (SEAP) Network of Ozone Officers organized jointly by UNEP OzonAction Compliance Assistance Program (CAP) in the UNEP Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) and […]

The Montreal Protocol has been effectively restricting the production and consumption of ODS. The activities under the Montreal Protocol have shown their effect: The ozone layer has not deteriorated further since 2000 and is believed to start recovering. However, extensive use of ODS over the past decades have led to an accumulation of ODS banks. […]