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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More in Montreal
For more than two decades, the 1987 Montreal Protocol has served as a shining example of how to get things done on the environment in the international arena. By banding countries together to preserve
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HFCs: a critical link in protecting climate and the ozone layer
<p><span id="itro1">HFCs could be responsible for emissions equivalent to 3.5 to 8.8 gigatons of carbon dioxide (Gt CO2eq) by 2050, according to this new UNEP report. </span></p> <p>The UNEP has released
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Record ozone loss in Artic has scientists worried
Paris: An ozone hole five times the size of California opened over the Arctic this spring, matching ozone loss over Antarctica for the first time on record, scientists said on Sunday. Formed by
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International Day for Preservation of Ozone Layer observed in Tura
SHILLONG: Together with the rest of the world, the International Day for Preservation of Ozone Layer was observed in Tura today with day-long programmes, including tree plantations and various competitions
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Island Nation's climate strategy advances at Montreal Protocol meeting goal is protecting most vulnerable countries
Proposed amendments to phase down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) under the Montreal Protocol received support from a diverse group of developing and developed countries during the Thirty-first meeting of the
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Addressing the challenge of global climate mitigation
Climate change has been widely recognized as a political priority by the international community. Views differ widely, however, about the right way to shape an international response. Closely related is
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Lanka to phase out HCFC by 2030
The environment ministry has targeted to phase out Ozone depleting HCFC by 2030, according to the Hydro Chlorofluorocarbons (HCFC) Phase out Management Plan. The plan will be implemented in 2013 in harmony with the Montreal Protocol in which Sri Lanka is a member country.
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Antarctic ozone hole on the road to recovery
London: Researchers in Australia have claimed that the hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica is on the road to recovery, 22 years after the Montreal Protocol to ban chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and related ozone-destroying chemicals came into force. The team is the first to detect a recovery in baseline average springtime ozone levels in the region.
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New environment set-up: Commission hesitant to accept proposal
The 18th Amendment Implementation Commission seems hesitant to oblige environmentalists` proposal to transform the Ministry of Environment into Sustainable Development and Renewable Resource Management Division, Dawn has learnt.
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Ozone hole has dried Australia, says study
<p> Shift in rainfall patterns across Southern Hemisphere The Antarctic ozone hole is about one-third to blame for Australia's recent series of droughts, say scientists. Writing in the journal Science, they conclude that the hole has shifted wind and rainfall patterns right across the Southern Hemisphere, even the tropics. Their climate models suggest the effect has been notably strong over Austr</p>