Some substitutes for ozone-damaging chemicals being phased out worldwide under international agreements are themselves potent greenhouse gases and contribute to warming. Now, a new study published Nov. 2 in Geophysical Research Letters, a publication of the American Geophysical Union, shows for the first time how some of those replacement chemicals can break down in the […]
As the international community proudly celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Vienna Convention for Protection of the Ozone Layer, the success story of protecting the ozone layer resonates in all fora. Today the world boasts of having phased out 98 per cent of ozone depleting substances (ODS). However, the use of ODS continues to increase […]
1- Technical Forum on Research Projects for Alternative Refrigerants in High Ambient Countries, 31 October 2015 The Forum focused on presenting the findings and outcomes of three key research projects addressed the issue of alternative refrigerants for A/Cs in high ambient operating conditions i.e. PRAHA, AREP-II and US-High Ambient Project. It also offered chance to […]
The depletion of the ozone layer and the consequent increase in UV radiation at the surface of Earth has been an issue for over forty years. Over that period, there has been enormous progress in our understanding of the science behind ozone layer depletion and its recovery, the effects of ozone layer changes on surface […]
The decision to use the Montreal Protocol to reduce the impact of refrigerants on global warming is a step forward ahead of the Paris climate summit. The world took a step in the right direction in the early hours of 6 November. Meeting in Dubai, 195 governments decided to pull the management of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) […]
Dubai, 6 November 2015 – As the world counts down to the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris at the end of this month, the 197 parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer have agreed on a “Dubai Pathway” for controlling climate-change-inducing hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). The parties agreed to work together, […]
The twenty-seventh Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MOP 27) met from 1-5 November 2015, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Over 500 participants from governments, UN agencies, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, academia, and industry attended the joint meeting. MOP 27 adopted a number of substantive […]
In the second part of the activity, was organized the painting exhibition with works of middle-school pupils of “Turgut Ozal” College. This exhibition was conducted under the supervision of the devoted teacher of Figurative Art, Mrs. Aferdita Riveni. There were presented 150 paintings in the exhibition. What stood out in the works presented in the […]
Song from “Turgut Ozal” college, on 16. September, 2015.
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