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
Ozone Layer
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Maldives urges Montreal Protocol to further work towards protection against climate change
Speaking at the Ministerial segment of the 9th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Vienna Convention and the 23rd Meeting of the Parties (MOP) to the Montreal Protocol on Substances
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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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Unprecedented Arctic ozone loss in 2011
Chemical ozone destruction occurs over both polar regions in local winter–spring. In the Antarctic, essentially complete removal of lower-stratospheric ozone currently results in an ozone hole every year,
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Arctic ozone hole breaks all records
Earlier this year, ozone loss over the Arctic was on a scale comparable to that over the Antarctic.
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CM stresses ozone layer preservation
Modernization should not lead to destruction. It must improve the quality of life, said Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit at a function on International Day for the preservation of Ozone Layer. Speaking
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Carbon trading holds enormous business potential for India
<p>Lowering greenhouse gas emissions is not only good for environment, but it also may benefit an entity’s bottom line. India has a huge potential for carbon financing, which is an emerging business opportunity for Indian companies.
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Green campaign
SHILLONG: The guardians of the northeastern skies celebrated the World Environment Day on Sunday along with its operational commitments.
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Environmental effects of ozone depletion and its interactions with climate change: 2010 assessment
The Ozone Secretariat has released a report of the Environmental Effects Assessment Panel, titled "Environmental Effects of Ozone Depletion and its Interactions with Climate Change: 2010 Assessment." The report outlines the interactions between climate change and the ozone layer, including changes in atmospheric conditions that affect the chemical production and loss of stratospheric ozone.
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Kamaludeen calls for financial support for climate co-benefit activities from Multilateral Fund under the MOP and Vienna Convention
Speaking at the Ministerial segment of the Twenty Second Session of the Meeting of the Parties (MOP) to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer held in Bangkok, 11-12 November, Minister of State Kamaludeen high-lighted the critical role that the Maldives is playing as an active member of the Protocol. Minister of State said,
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Giving the phase-out some teeth
A fine ranging from Nu 5,000 to Nu 10,000 will be slapped on Bhutanese entrepreneurs caught importing or producing appliances containing hydro- chloroflurocarbon (HCFC) gas, a colourless non-toxic gas used in electronic devices. The regulation is spelt out in the hydro-chloroflurocarbons management plan prepared by the national environment commission and approved by the Montreal protocol. Th