India's journey towards sustainable cooling
Sustainability, for long, has been at the core of Indian lifestyle and its indigenous knowledge and sustainable practices have played a crucial role in helping people be informed and make environmentally
Montreal Protocol
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Phasing down HFCs under Montreal Protocol can cut climate pollution twice over
A global phase-down of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) under the Montreal Protocol will drive the development of super-efficient air conditioning and refrigeration that in turn reduces energy use and carbon
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Maldives pushes for amending the Montreal Protocol to consider phase-down of HFCs
Maldives joins Micronesia as a co-sponsor of the proposal to amend the Montreal Protocol to include the HFC phase-down under the Montreal Protocol. The HFC phase-down proposal which was discussed at the
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U.S.-China climate deal called "breakthrough" but no long-term cuts yet
China and the United States took a major step in the fight against climate change over the weekend, but what was termed a "breakthrough" might not do much in the longer term to lock in legally binding
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Citation analysis to reconstruct the dynamics of Antarctic ozone hole research and formulation of the Montreal Protocol
The ozone layer acts like a shield in safeguarding the Earth by preventing the harmful ultraviolet radiations from entering into the atmosphere. Reported damage to the ozone layer in 1985 was a significant
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Closing the emissions gap: time to phase out HFCs
A report to the 18th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) are man-made fluorinated gases (F-gases) developed
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HFCs: Safe for ozone, yet a potent greenhouse gas
Montreal Protocol, the multilateral treaty to protect the ozone layer, has been a successful environmental agreement. But an impasse over restricting the use of extremely potent greenhouse gases marred
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The Montreal Protocol in 2012
A report to the 24th Meeting of Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, celebrating past achievements and looking ahead to future challenges.
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WBPCP mulls ways to reduce emission of CFCs on Ozone Day
KOLKATA, 18 SEPT: In observation of International Ozone Day, the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) held a conference with environmental scientists and industry representatives to discuss strategies
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Antarctic ozone hole smaller than in 2011
The hole in the ozone layer, the earth's protective shield against ultraviolet rays, is expected to be smaller this year over the Antarctic than last, showing how a ban on harmful substances has stopped
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China lauded for ozone layer protection
The Ozone Secretariat of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) conferred a honor to the Chinese government for its contribution to ozone layer protection in an event marking this year's International