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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Acting on many fronts: incentives and regulations to phase-down HFCs in India
This report provides insights on creating an ecosystem for India's successful transition away from hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), maps the global regulatory options that could be adopted, and emphasises on
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Scientific assessment of ozone depletion: 2018
The Assessment documents the advances in scientific understanding of ozone depletion reflecting the thinking of the many international scientific experts who have contributed to its preparation and review.
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Fluorinated greenhouse gases 2018
Data reported by companies on the production, import, export and destruction of fluorinated greenhouse gases in the European Union, 2007-2017. The 2018 edition of the European Environment Agency (EEA)
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Advancing nationally determined contributions (NDCs) through climate-friendly refrigeration and air conditioning: guidance for policymakers
This guidance assists policymakers in designing national mitigation strategies for the refrigeration, air conditioning and foam (RAC&F) sector to meet the increasing ambition levels expected in revised
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Scientific assessment of ozone depletion: 2018- executive summary
The latest Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion reveals a healing ozone layer, global warming reduction potential, and options for more ambitious climate action. The quadrennial review from the Scientific
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Gender analysis and action plan for Montreal Protocol Projects in China, Peru and Nigeria
This Gender Analysis and Gender Action Plan for UNDP Montreal Protocol projects in China, Nigeria and Peru was developed in October 2018 to support the ozone programme and projects in countries at the
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India’s aggregate cooling demand to increase by 8 times in 20 years
NEW DELHI: India’s aggregate cooling requirement will increase by eight times in the next 20 years with room air conditioners alone consuming more than half of the energy required for space cooling in
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Ozone-depleting substances 2018
Overall efforts to reduce the use of chemicals harming the ozone layer across the European Union continued in 2017 and the EU has already achieved its goals on the phase-out of ozone-depleting substances
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Govt reaches out to electronics importers to help reduce planet warming gases
Rwanda, as part of efforts under the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, has reiterated the commitment to achieve over 85 per cent reduction in consumption of planet warming gases known as “HFCs”
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Blowing it: illegal production and use of banned CFC-11 in China’s foam blowing industry
An environmental pressure group claimed that Chinese factories are illegally using ozone-depleting CFCs, which have recently seen a spike in emissions that has baffled scientists. The Environmental Investigation