OzoNews-Vol XIII-28February2013 - mopia

GLOBAL1- 27 th Session of the UNEP Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment ForumSummary of the 27 th Session of the UNEP Governing Council/GlobalMinisterial Environment Forum, 18-22 February 2013Excerpt […On the integrated approach to chemicals and wastes financing,Canada and the US said they supported all three elements of the proposedapproach, namely: mainstreaming of sound chemicals and wastes managementinto development planning; industry involvement; and dedicated externalfinancing. Brazil, Indonesia, China and Argentina called for a stronger emphasison dedicated external financing, with Brazil supporting a financial mechanismsimilar to the Montreal Protocol‘s Multilateral Fund. Switzerland called for broadening and strengthening the role ofthe Global Environment Facility (GEF) in chemicals management financing…] Click here for daily updates and moreinformation from IISD Linkages, Earth Negotiations BulletinPolicy Statement by Achim Steiner UN Under-Secretary General and UNEPExecutive Director at the Opening of the First Universal Session of theGoverning Council of UNEP, Nairobi, 18 February 2013 - Excerpt [… The coalition‘s(the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) aim is to leverage existing initiatives and launchnew ones to fast track cuts in emissions of black carbon or soot, methane and a group ofhydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) — it complements an opportunity to support the work of the UNFramework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) while also saving over 2.5 million livesand more than 30 million tonnes of crops…] Read/Download40 Years of UNEP - Also, to mark the 40th anniversary of the organization, UNEP onThursday launched UNEP The First 40 Years, a book by award-winning conservationistStanley P Johnson covering forty years of UNEP's history. The book - which is not anofficial UN history - charts the evolution of UNEP from its inception at the landmarkStockholm conference of 1972 to its position today at the heart of the global environmentalmovement. Excerpt […The book ranges across an extraordinarily wide front; from earlyefforts to clean up dangerously polluted oceans, adopt urgent action to save the ozonelayer, prevent the harmful dumping of toxic waste, protect biodiversity and save endangered species and fauna, totoday's efforts to promote the Green Economy. The book takes the reader behind the scenes to witness first-handthe role played by UNEP in complex and often-fraught negotiations resulting in landmark treaties such as theMediterranean Action Plan and subsequent Regional Seas Programme, the 1983 Convention on the Conservationof Migratory Species of Wild Animals, the epoch-defining 1987 Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete theOzone Layer, the Convention on Biological Diversity, and the Basel Convention on the Control of TransboundaryMovements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal…] Read/DownloadAFRICA2- South Sudan: Africa’s Newest Nation Signs an Agreement for Implementation of MontrealProtocol ActivitiesNairobi, 20 February, 2013 – South Sudan, the newest nation in the world, signed its first Montreal Protocol projectunder the Multilateral Fund, Start-up funds for the country, at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya on 20 February, 2013.This comes a year after the country became the 197th signatory to the Vienna Convention and Montreal Protocol -two multilateral environmental treaties designed to protect the Ozone Layer which shields the Earth from the sun'sdamaging ultraviolet (UV) radiation.The main objective of the Start-up funds is to enable the country to establish the national ozone unit (NOU) that willcoordinate Montreal Protocol activities and assist the Government to maintain compliance with the control measuresestablished by the Montreal Protocol on ozone depleting substances (ODS) and achieve the future reductions.As the world in 2012 celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Montreal Protocol , South Sudan added momentum tothe remarkable achievements and success of the Montreal Protocol and Vienna Convention. South Sudan depositedits instruments of ratification for the Vienna Convention and Montreal Protocol on 12 January 2012. The agreementsare the most widely ratified treaties in United Nations history, and have enabled reductions of over 98% of all globalproduction and consumption of controlled ozone-depleting substances.The signing ceremony which took place at a side event during the 27th Session of the UNEP Governing Council andGlobal Ministerial Environment Forum, was attended among others, by Hon. Lt. Gen Alfred Ladu Gore, Minister ofEnvironment Republic of South Sudan; Mr. Mounkaila Goumandakoye, Director & Regional Representative UNEPRegional Office for Africa; Mr. Gilbert Bankobeza, Chief Legal Affairs and Compliance UNEP Ozone Secretariat; Mr.Patrick Salifu, Regional Policy and Enforcement Officer, UNEP Regional office for Africa OzonAction/CAP; Mr. PaulL. Demetry, Environmental Officer Ministry of Environment Republic of South Sudan; and Ms. Regina N. NyangangGai, Minister Counsellor, Embassy of the Republic of South Sudan.

4- The US EPA Releases 2012 Chemical Data Reporting InformationOn February 11, 2013 EPA released its 2012 Chemical Data Reporting ("CDR") on chemical productionand use in the United States. The 2012 CDR includes use and exposure data for calendar year 2011 collected frommanufacturers and importers for more than 7,600 widely-used chemicals on the TSCA Chemical SubstanceInventory. The CDR provides information on chemicals contained in consumer products, children's products such astoys and sporting equipment, and industrial processes. EPA will use the CDR information to assess chemical safety,evaluate potential exposures and uses, and encourage the use of safe chemicals.The CDR is part of EPA's larger effort to enhance its existing chemical management program.SOURCE : Lexology, 14 February 2013, By: Winston & Strawn LLP , Stephanie B. Sebor and Eleni Kouimelis,http://bit.ly/13qoO7vASIA PACIFIC5- New Head of OzonAction Branch Visit the AsiaPacific NetworkIn a bid to strengthen and re enforce our collaboration andcooperation with the Government of Thailand, the new UNEPHead of OzonAction Branch, Dr Shamila Nair-Bedouelle paid acourtesy call to the Ministry for Industry on Thursday 21 February2013. Discussions were held with the Permanent SecretaryDr Witoon Simachokedee, the Department of Industrial Works(DIW) namely the Deputy Director General Mr ChumponCheewaprapanunt, and the Director of the Treaties andInternational Strategies, Ms. Somying Kunanopparat, as well asthe Ozone Team. The UNEP delegation comprised also MrJonathan Gilman, Regional Coordinator, Inter-Agency andCountry Level Coordination, Ms Artie Dubrie, OzonAction NetworkCoordinator, Pacific Island Countries and Ms. PattraMahattanawongwarn of the UNEP ROAP CAP team.The meeting pursued possible areas of work related to Montreal Protocol compliance and the services of the UNEPOzone Compliance Assistance Programme.(Photo/From left to right:Dr. Shamila Nair-Bedouelle, Head OzonAction Branch, UNEP, Mr. Witoon Simachokedee, Permanent Secretary Department of IndustrialWorks Ministry of Industry, Mr. Viraj Vithoontien, Senior Environmental Specialist, EASER/Environment Department, The World Bank, Ms.Somying Kunanopparat, Director of Treaties and International Strategies Bureau Department of Industrial Works Ministry of Industry)6- The Islamic Republic of Iran Deposited the Instrument of Acceptance to theBeijing Amendment to the Montreal ProtocolThe UNEP Ozone Secretariat has received a notification from the United Nations Office ofLegal Affairs in New York to the effect that on 14 February 2013, the Islamic Republic ofIran deposited the instrument of acceptance to the Beijing Amendment to the MontrealProtocol, thus becoming a party to the Amendment. The updated status of Iran vis-a-visthe Beijing Amendment appear on the Secretariat's website at the following link:http://ozone.unep.org/new_site/en/treaty_ratification_status.phpWe wish to congratulate the National Ozone Officer and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for workingvery hard throughout last year to complete this important process. The Ozone Secretariat looks forward to continueworking with your Government in implementing the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.Contact: Gilbert M. Bankobeza, PhD, Chief, Legal Affairs and Compliance, Ozone Secretariat, UNEP,Gilbert.Bankobeza@unep.orgSee also >> Status of Ratification7- Maldives Engages Media for HCFC Phase-outMalé, 28 February 2013 - The government of the Maldives plans to ban the import of HCFC-based equipment from1 July 2014. Minister of State for Environment and Energy, Mr. Abdul Matheen Mohamed, announced this at theclosing ceremony of a national media training workshop on ozone and climate held in Maldivian capital Malé today.The Minister emphasized the need to raise awareness among both consumers and industry about these regulations,and sought the media‘s cooperation.The workshop, titled ‗Ozone, Climate and Media: Communicating for Survival‘ was held on 27 and 28 February 2013at Sineco Radio Maalam, Voice of Maldives. It was attended by 22 journalists and broadcasters drawn from thecountry‘s print, broadcast and web media.The workshop was aimed at sensitizing the media about climate and energy efficiency benefits of HCFC phase-outfor the industry and households in the Maldives. It was organized by the National Ozone Unit of the Ministry ofEnvironment and Energy in partnership with UNEP OzonAction and Maldives Broadcasting Commission. It wassupported by the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD), Commonwealth BroadcastingAssociation (CBA), and TVE Asia Pacific.

On February 27, the workshop was inaugurated by Mr. Mohamed Shaheeb, President of Maldives BroadcastingCommission. He highlighted the importance of media‘s role in educating and creating awareness among the publicon environmental issues.At the closing ceremony, Ms. Miruza Mohamed, the National Ozone Officer, announced a new media award forexcellence in ozone/climate related media products carried in print, broadcast and web media in the Maldives. TheUSD 1,000 award is open to all Maldivian journalists and broadcasters working in Divehi and English.The media training workshop was conducted by NOU staff along with two regional media experts, Mr NalakaGunawardene, Director of TVE Asia Pacific, and Ms Moneeza Hashmi, General Manager of HUM-TV of Pakistanand President, Commonwealth Broadcasting Association (CBA).In 2009, the Maldives made a historic decision to phase out HCFCs by 2020, in line with its carbon neutrality policy,which is 10 years ahead of the Montreal Protocol phase out schedule.Contacts:Atul Bagai, Senior Regional Network Coordinator, OzonAction Programme, UNEP Regional Office for Asia andPacific. atul.bagai@unep.orgMiruza Mohamed, National Ozone Officer, Ministry of Housing and Environment, Republic of Maldives,miruza.mohamed@environment.gov.mv, miruza@gmail.comSOURCE: UNEP OzonActionSee also >>Ozone, Climate and Media: Communicating for Survival’ National Workshop … Ministry of Environment and Energy, Republicof Maldives, 28 February 2013, http://bit.ly/YJEOhl8- Asia-Pacific TV Broadcasters Explore Ozone-Climate LinksKuala Lumpur, 22 February 2013 – A dozen TV producers and public communication officers from across the Asia-Pacific region explored the media‘s role in spreading awareness about the links between ozone depletion and climatechange.They participated in a three-day Asia-Pacific Media Workshop on the Understanding Linkages between OzoneDepletion and Climate Change organized by the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) withsupport from the OzonAction Branch of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).AIBD and UNEP organized the workshop, held from 20 – 22 February 2013, to deepen the media‘s understanding ofthe urgency in reducing the production and consumption of the chemicals used in refrigeration and air-conditioningwhich are potent greenhouse gases. Asian countries are the main producers and consumers of HCFCs, whichgovernments have agreed to freeze at current levels in 2013, and phase outcompletely by 2030.The workshop was facilitated by the UNEP OzonAction Team, and regional mediaexperts Nalaka Gunawardene, Director of TVE Asia Pacific, and Moneeza Hashmi,President, Commonwealth Broadcasting Association (CBA) and General Manager,HUM-TV of Pakistan. Ms Mashitah Darus, Principal Assistant Director, AirDivision/National Ozone Unit, Department of Environment in Malaysia served as aresource person and shared the host country‘s experience in phasing out ozonedepletingsubstances (ODS).Experts from UNEP talked the participants through the technical aspects of thecomplex relationships between ozone-depleting substances, the greenhouse potential of their alternatives, as well asthe future options for the refrigeration and air-conditioning industries.They also summarized the negotiations under the Montreal Protocol and its amendments, as they relate togreenhouse gas targets under the Kyoto Protocol. It was highlighted the ways to simplify the message in TV newsand current affairs broadcasts, in documentaries and through infotainment and tailor it to different target groups.The participants learnt about how ozone-friendly chemicals are potent greenhouse gases and the need tocommunicating this to the mass audience and policy makers in the Asia-Pacific region.The workshop content was non-technical and focused on journalists‘ practical needs. The schedule provided manyopportunities for discussion, small group work and other interaction. Several videos and documentaries on ozonedepletion and climate change were screened.

Participants made a field visit to an air-conditioning manufacturing plant of OYL Manufacturing Company Sdn Bhd inSungai Buloh. With assistance from the Montreal Protocol‘s Multilateral Fund, OYL Manufacturing is shifting to usingcoolants that do not contain HCFC.After two days of briefings and field visit, participants formed three groups to work on an ozone/climate related TVproduct using different formats in TV: news and current affairs, documentary and infotainment. They presented theirwork which was followed by enthusiastic discussions.Contact:Atul Bagai, Senior Regional Network Coordinator, OzonAction Programme, UNEP Regional Office for Asia andPacific. atul.bagai@unep.orgGeraldine Mouche, Programme Manager, Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development, Kuala Lumpur.geraldine@aibd.org.mySOURCE: UNEP OzonAction9- Against all ODS - Asia-Pacific Countries Visit the Ozone-Depleting Substances (ODS)Destruction facility in Holcim, IndonesiaJakarta/Bangkok, 20 February 2013 – To tackle the growing accumulated banks of the ozone-depleting substances(ODS) in the installed and existing ODS-based equipment and products that are slowly leaking into the atmosphereand contributing to ozone depletion and climate change, developing countries are seriously exploring ways on how todispose these gases. As part of these efforts in the Asia Pacific region, sixteen participants representing industry andgovernments from Bangladesh, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Timor Leste undertook a three-daystudy tour of the Holcim ODS Destruction Facility in Jakarta, Indonesia from 18 to 20 February 2013.The study tour, facilitated by UNEP OzonAction Compliance Action Programme (CAP) in Asia Pacific with technicalsupport of the Government of Japan, and hosted by the National Ozone Unit of the Ministry of Environment,Indonesia, is aimed at addressing concerns over the management and safe disposal of ozone depleting chemicals.The activity is a result of network countries‘ request during the Joint Network Meeting of South Asia and SoutheastAsia and the Pacific Ozone Officers held in October 2012, in Pattaya, Thailand.―Currently, Holcim Indonesia is the only existing facility that is able to destroy ODS among all developing countries inthe Asia Pacific region. As of now, Holcim has destroyed 19,000 kg of unwanted ODS from various sources. HolcimIndonesia is assisting the Ministry of Environment to promote replacement of old ODS-based chiller and refrigeration

equipment with more energy efficient ones, and at the same time to collect the ODS for disposal,‖ stated Ms. EmmaRachmawaty, Assistant Deputy Minister for Mitigation and Atmospheric Function Preservation, Indonesia.Holcim Indonesia, the country's third largest cement maker that has beentreating waste in their cement production process, volunteered to undertakethe retrofitting in one of its two cement kilns at Narogong in West Java todevelop the capacity to destroy ODS. Under the cooperation frameworkbetween the Ministry of the Environment of Japan and the Ministry ofEnvironment of Indonesia, Engineering work on the ODS destruction facilitybegan in October 2006, supported by technical experts from SumitomoOsaka Cement in Japan.―Cement kiln is one of destruction processes to destroy ODS which havebeen approved by the Meeting of Parties to the Montreal Protocol. As mostdeveloping countries would have cement manufacturing facilities, the cementkiln may be a cost-effective option for the destruction of ODS,‖ said Mr. Shaofeng Hu, Regional Network Coordinator,UNEP CAP Asia Pacific. ―It will be useful for the National Ozone Units to explore the possibility of retrofitting acement kiln in their country for ODS disposal if there are large quantities of unwanted ODS to be destroyed,‖ Mr. Huadded.Modifications to the cement kiln for destruction of ODS may have three advantages: the costs involved are relativelysmall, the modification yielded a large destruction capacity, and the facility could be used on demand.During the three day study tour, the participants also brainstormed and discussed how to operate national ODSdestruction programmes, and identified the possible options and barriers to success.―Through this visit, our industry has a better understanding of the cement kiln option for the destruction of ODS. Wealso learnt the valuable experience of Indonesia in policy and best practices on how to tap in Public-PrivatePartnership for the management and promotion of the ODS destruction. It is very clear to us that a legal systemwould be needed at the country level if we would like to sustain any national destruction programme‖ said Ms.Aminah Ali, Assistant Director, National Ozone Unit of the Department of Environment, Malaysia.Contact: Shaofeng Hu, Regional Network Coordinator, OzonAction Programme, UNEP Regional Office for Asia andPacific. shaofeng.hui@unep.orgSOURCE : UNEP OzonAction10- Montreal Protocol Enforcement Workshops in Asia14-16 January 2013, Vientiane, Lao PDR: The UNEP OzonAction, Compliance Assistance Programme, RegionalOffice for Asia and the Pacific kick-started this year‘s Montreal Protocol Enforcement Training series with the Train-The-Trainers workshop on Monitoring and Control of the Trade of Ozone-Depleting Substance in Lao PDR. Under theauspices of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) of Lao PDR and the Lao Customs, thethree-day training provided A to Z on ODS control and combating illegal trade to 55 officers. UNEP OzonAction alsofacilitated the participation of the Royal Thai Customs under south-south cooperation framework to share itsexperience and strengthen their cooperation. The training was followed by experts visits in Savannakhet (Laos PDR)and Mukdahan (Thailand) Customs checkpoints, which offered a unique opportunity between the two Mekongcountries to strengthen their cooperation on enforcement of ODS trade control.2-4 March 2013, Male, the Republic of the Maldives: The Ministry of Environment and Energy of the Maldives, withassistance from The UNEP OzonAction, Compliance Assistance Programme, Regional Office for Asia and thePacific, is currently conducting a workshop on the Montreal Protocol Enforcement in Male, the capital of this islandnation, as part of the national HCFC Phase-out Management Plan (HPMP). Maldives targets to phase-out ozonedamagingHCFCs - mostly used in their refrigeration and air-conditioning industry - 10 years ahead of the globalrequirement under the Montreal Protocol. The three-day workshop will focus on the enforcement of HCFCs importquota system, national integrated ODS monitoring system, and combating illegal trade of these chemicals, amongothers. Contact: Amir Radfar, UNEP OzonAction, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, radfar@un.org

EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA11- Turkey to Strengthen Legislation on Ozone-Depletion and Fluorinated GasesAnkara, 18 February 2013 - The Regional Ozone Network for Europe and Central Asia (ECA network) of UNEP‘sOzonAction Programme jointly with the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization of Turkey and in cooperation withUNIDO, Turkey, opened the Contact Group meeting on Ozone Depleting Substances (ODSs) and Fluorinated Gases(F-gas) legislation in Ankara, Turkey, 18-19 February 2013. The overall objective of the meeting is to facilitate theimplementation of the HCFC phase-out Management Plan (HPMP) in Turkey through the adoption of suitable policiesand legislation in line with European Union regulations.Turkey has ratified the Vienna Convention and the Montreal Protocol and its amendments and has phased out theconsumption of several ODSs well ahead of the Montreal Protocol schedule including chlorofluorocarbons (by 2008),halons (by 2008), carbon tetrachloride (by 2007) and methyl bromide (by 2007). Today‘s challenge is the phase-outof hydrofluorocarbons (HCFCs) in the refrigeration & air-conditioning and foam sectors from a baseline of 551.5 ODP(ozone depleting potential) tones. Although the Montreal Protocol allows the use of HCFCs in Article 5 countries until2030, Turkey aims to phase them out by 2015 (except for servicing needs). This is in line with policies in othercandidate countries to align with the European Union policies which have already banned the consumption of newHCFCs since 2010. Turkey is also planning to adopt an F-gas legislation in 2015.The meeting will review the existing and planned legislation on ODS and F-gases in Turkey and identify gaps andareas requiring strengthening in comparison with the European Union regulations. It will also provide a roadmaptowards harmonisation with the EU for which Turkey agreed to implement by 2015 when the Environment Chapterwas opened with the EU Commission in 2009 for the accession negotiations.UNIDO is the lead agency in Turkey for the implementation of the HCFC phase-out project and UNEP assists withthe training of customs and enforcement officers. As part of the activities of the ECA network, UNEP also providespolicy and legislative support.Another meeting on training and certification schemes for refrigeration and air-conditioning (RAC) technicians will beheld in Istanbul, Turkey, on 21-22 February to facilitate the creation of training and certification schemes for RACservicing technicians.Both meetings are thanks to the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol, with UNEP as theimplementing agency and organised in cooperation with UNIDO and experts from the European Commission, Polandand Hungary.Contact: pervin.dogan@csb.gov.tr, halvart.koppen@unep.org, s.yilmaz@unido.orgSOURCE : UNEP OzonAction Branch, http://www.unep.org/ozonaction/News/Features/2013/12- Call to Ban Ozone-Depleting Gases Entering Europe by SeaA call to close European ports to containers made from the world‘s most harmful ozone-eating HCFC gas has beenissued by the world‘s largest container shipping company – and by Europe's largest conservation group.SOURCE: Euractive, 14 February 2013, updated 15 February 2013,Read full article > http://bit.ly/15eBU7oFEATUREDOzone Secretariat Highlights >>> http://ozone.unmfs.org/new_site/en/index.php> MOP24: Report of the Twenty-Fourth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Depletethe Ozone Layer - UNEP/OzL.Pro.24/10 - (A, C, E, F, R, S)> Application of paragraph 8 of Article 4 of the Montreal Protocol with respect to the Beijing Amendment to theMontreal Protocol (Decision XXIV/2)> Dates and Venues of Montreal Protocol Meetings in 2013> TEAP/Technical Options Committees Meetings- Dates and Venues for 2013

The Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol >>>http://www.multilateralfund.org> The 69th Meeting of the Executive Committee will be held in Montreal from 15 to 19 April 2013> Summary of decisions of the 68th meeting> Report of the 68th meeting of the Executive CommitteeHighlights from OzonAction >>> http://www.unep.org/ozonaction/> Follow OzonAction on> Montreal Protocol e-Learning Module - UNEP DTIE‘s OzonAction Branch and the WorldCustoms Organization collaborated to develop the Montreal Protocol e-learning module. Thisinteractive online training module, based on UNEP‘s Training Manual for Customs Officers,presentsthe latest information on the international policy governing the control and monitoring of OzoneDepleting Substances, as well as an overview of the technical issues including new information onchemicals and products traded and how these may be smuggled. The module is periodicallyupdated to take into account the developments in international trade and provides new material toreflect the changes in the Montreal Protocol, the Harmonized Systems codes, licensing systems and other relevantinformation. Once registered, users of the Montreal Protocol e-learning module can follow the course at their own pace andobtain a certificate after successfully completing it. The module is also ideal as an introductory course prior to attendingUNEP‘s Customs training workshops and is also a great refresher course for experienced officers.Ho w to register - Customs and Enforcement officers: contact your country‘s national coordinator for the WorldCustoms Organization to register: http://e-learning.wcoomd.org/hosting/Learning/Coordinators.pdfor contact the WCO E-learning team: elearning@wcoomd.orgNational Ozone Officers who wish to use the course: Contact your UNEP OzonAction Regional Office.> UNEP/DTIE OzonAction Programme - Schedule of EventsREADING >>>> The Montreal Protocol and the GreenEconomy - The Montreal Protocol offers agood example of how international cooperation insolving a global environmental problem can havesignificant spill over benefits that promote aGreener Economy Click here to read/ Download> A Post-Kyoto Partner: Considering theStratospheric Ozone Regime as a Tool toManage Nitrous Oxide […This paper hasexplored the central issues that would surround apotential decision of the Parties to the ozoneregime to control N2O. Although the scienceunderpinning N2O‘s ozone destructiveness iscomplex, it is well-understood, and N2O is now the largestremaining anthropogenic threat to the stratospheric ozone layer.Moreover, N2O reductions could deliver significant climatecobenefits because of its potency as a GHG. N2O reductions couldalso reduce the prevalence of other forms of Nr pollution, such asNO3 −-induced eutrophication and NOx and NH4 + linkedproduction of fine particulate and ozone air pollution, due to the Ncascade phenomenon. The legal authority of both the MontrealProtocol and its parent convention to control N2O is clear, and apartnership with the existing and future international regimes is areal possibility…]> WMO Antarctic Ozone > Air Conditioning Systems Market - New IndustryBulletins: 2012 - The World Research Report Published by Transparency MarketMeteorologicalOrganization Research - Albany, New York (PRWEB) 28 January 2013 -Secretariat issues bulletins containing According to a new market report published by Transparencyinformation on the state of the ozone Market Research "Air Conditioning Systems Market - Globallayer in the Antarctic at roughly two Scenario, Trends, Industry Analysis, Size, Share and Forecast,week intervals from August to November. The bulletins are 2012 - 2018", the global air conditioning systems market was worthbased on data provided by WMO Members which operate USD 98.2 billion and is expected to reach USD 178.4 billion inozone monitoring stations in the southern hemisphere and 2018, growing at a CAGR of 10.5% from 2012 to 2018…satellites to observe ozone globally. Click here to Browse the full reportRead/Download

Protections for Subjects in HumanResearch Involving Pesticides -Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) isfinalizing narrowly tailored amendments tothe portions of its rules for the protection ofhuman subjects of research applying to thirdparties who conduct or support researchwith pesticides involving intentionalexposure of human subjects and to personswho submit the results of human research with pesticides toEPA. The amendments broaden the applicability of the rules tocover human testing with pesticides submitted to EPA underany regulatory statute it administers. The amendments alsodisallow participation in third- party pesticide studies bysubjects who cannot consent for themselves. Finally, theamendments identify specific considerations to be addressed inEPA science and ethics reviews of proposed and completedhuman research with pesticides, drawn from therecommendations of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS).The amendments make no changes to the current FederalPolicy for the Protection of Human Subjects (the ‗‗CommonRule‘‘), which governs research with human subjectsconducted or supported by EPA and many other Federaldepartments and agencies. DATES: This rule is effective April15, 2013… Learn more USEPA, Federal Register / Vol. 78,No. 31 / Thursday, February 14, 2013 / Rules and Regulations,> ECHA Updates Candidate List of ChemicalSubstances of Very High ConcernIn a press release dated 19 December 2012, ECHA, theEuropean Chemicals Agency, announced that it had updatedthe candidate list of substances of very high concern (SVHC)with the addition of 24 new substances. The list now contains atotal of 138 substances. This list identifies SVHC which may beincluded, in the medium or long term, in Annex XIV of theREACH Regulation (list of the substances subject toauthorization). ECHA initiated a public consultation on SVHC inSeptember 2012.SOURCE: Lexology, 19 February 2013, By: FrancoisHarrouet and Averil M. Edwards, http://bit.ly/XBBwMQ> L'AMMONIAC COMME FLUIDEFRIGORIGÈNE - GUIDE - L'Institutinternational du froid (IIF) présente la troisièmeédition du guide sur l'ammoniac, en anglais.Complètement actualisé en tenant compte destendances les plus récentes, des solutionsrentables et la législation, cet ouvrage a étépréparé par le Dr A.B. Pearson, un expert du domaine del'ammoniac doté d'une grande expérience dans l'utilisation dece fluide frigorigène. L'objectif principal, comme pour leséditions précédentes, est d'approfondir les connaissances desdécideurs, des concepteurs, des installateurs et desutilisateurs en ce qui concerne les utilisations potentielles del'ammoniac en tant que fluide, permettant ainsi de stimuler lademande et promouvoir des conceptions d'équipements faisantappel aux avantages économiques de l'ammoniac tout enprotégeant le personnel, les produits entreposés etl'environnement.>Dossier Échangeurs: des adaptationspour optimiser les transferts- Lesévolutions des échangeurs de chaleur dans leséquipements frigorifiques répondent à denombreux impératifs : réductions des chargeset adaptations aux évolutions des fluidesfrigorigènes, impératifs de confinementrenforcés, recherche de compacité et deperformance, abaissement du niveau sonore… Tour d'horizon desdernières adaptations réalisées par les fabricants. …Par: Pierre Le Mercier, rédacteur en chef, La Revue Pratique duFroid… Read moreMEETINGS / EVENTs >>>- 2013 -> Air Conditioning Forum, The Air-conditioning Forum of the Building Climate Institute (Fachinstitut Gebäude Klimae.V. - FGK), will present high-end solutions for greater energy efficiency in the non-dwelling segment, e.g., sorptionair-conditioning systems, ultra-efficient closed-cycle systems and reversible heat pumps, 12-16 March 2013,Francfort , Germany. Click here to learn moreBroadcast: Collaboration with Refrigeration Engineering & Design FirmsDate: Thursday, 28 March 2013 | Time: 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm (Eastern time)Description: Refrigeration engineers and mechanical design specialists are uniquely positioned to help GreenChillpartners achieve our mission: to eliminate refrigerant emissions from supermarkets. This webinar focuses onopportunities for these specialists to increase their involvement with the GreenChill Partnership and collaborate withpartners. It‘s a win-win-win deal; for the environment, for supermarkets, and for the engineers. The presenters for thiswebinar are Richard Heath from SUPERVALU and Rob Arthur and Jim Armer from CTA, Inc.To join the webinar:1. Go to https://epa.connectsolutions.com/engdes/2. Select "Enter as a Guest". It is important that you select the option to enter as a guest.3. Enter your name.4. Click "Enter Room".5. Click "OK".-------------------------------------------------------For audio1. Call the toll free call-in number: 1-866-299-31882. Use Conference Code: 202 343 9742#> Shanghai 2013 – 3 rd Ozone2Climate Technology Roadshow and Industry Roundtable 8 -10 April 2013,

Shanghai New International Expo CentreAs a follow up to the well-received Beijing Roadshow and Roundtable, and to further bringlatest greener technology information to the industry participating in the CRH event, UNEPand CRAA have agreed to still jointly organize the 2013 Ozone2Climate Roadshow as partof CRH 2013. Within this period, UNEP and CRAA will also organize one industryroundtable to discuss practical issues surrounding R/AC technology selection that willbenefit both the ozone layer and climate. Learn more | English | Chinese> First Announcement and Call for Papers – 5 th International Conference, AmmoniaRefrigeration Technology, IIR Commissions: B2 with B1, D1. May 9-11, 2013, Ohrid, Republicof Macedonia, Learn more > http://bit.ly/MOjcHD> Final Conference CityChlor, May 16-17, 2013 Ghent,Belgium – The partners of the CityChlor project present the finalconference of the CityChlor project 9 partners from 4 Europeanregions worked together to develop an integrated approach forpollution with chlorinated solvents in urban environments… Learn more> International Conference on IPM in Museums, Archives and Historic Homes, 5 - 7June 2013, Vienna, AustriaClick here to learn more> The Latest Technology in Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Industry. Energy Issues and Climate ChangeNew Refrigerants, New European Regulations, New Plants, 7-8 June 2013, Politecnico of Milano, PiazzaLeonardo Da Vinci, 32 - Milano (Italy)… Click here to learn more> ATMOsphere America 2013 – The Business Case for Natural Refrigerants inNorth, 2 nd edition, 17 - 19 June 2013, Washington DC, USA. Learn more >http://bit.ly/X7DOEH> Focuses on Research & Integrated Project Delivery: ASHRAE Announces Call for Papers for 2013 AnnualConference, 22-26 June 2013, Denver, Colorado. The conference seeks papers on current research worldwide; core HVAC&Rapplications and systems; and, featured for this conference, Integrated Project Design, Energy Modeling and Building EfficiencyPerformance… To submit a conference paper abstract or a technical paper and for more information about the tracks >www.ashrae.org/Denver> AIRAH Announces the Future of HVAC 2013 Conference, Calls for AbstractsAIRAH is calling for abstracts for The Future of HVAC 2013 Conference – to be held at the Docklands inMelbourne over August 13–14 2013. Learn more- 2014 -> 11 th Fumigants & Pheromones Conference, Pest Management Around the World, 2 - 4 June 2014, Krakow,Poland, Click here to view the Fumigants & Pheromones - Krakow Promotional Video!!MISCELLANEOUS >>>> Call for Contributions - The International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement (INECE) ispreparing a Special Report on compliance and enforcement of climate change laws. The Special Report willfeature a collection of articles and practical case examples that highlight effective strategies for enforcement of laws,regulations, and policies designed to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and other climate pollutants… Abstractsof 150-250 words should be sent to Elise Stull at estull@inece.org by 8 March 2013 Learn more> 2013 European Industry Survey on Natural RefrigerantsIf you are an end-user or industry expert active or interested in the market development of the natural refrigerantsCO2, ammonia, hydrocarbons, water and/or air; and you have operations in Europe, SHECCO invites you to take theindustry survey. Feel free to forward the survey to your colleagues, partners, customers - anyone that might beinterested: http://guide.shecco.com/Natural-Refrigerants-European-Industry-End-Users.phpPlease feel free to send comments/suggestions to: research@shecco.com> Wider Application of Natural Refrigerants in Developing Countries – Exclusive interview with MarionGeiss, GIZ - At the ATMOsphere Europe 2012 conference in November 2012, hydrocarbons21.com spoke to MsMarion Geiss from the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), which collaborated onseveral... Click here to read the full interview from Hydrocarbons21, 26 February 2013

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