OzoNews Volume XXV - 15 December 2025

A fortnightly electronic news update on ozone and climate protection and the implementation of the Montreal Protocol brought to you by OzonAction. In this issue: 1. Kigali Amendment latest ratifications; 2. Smallest and shortest-lived ozone hole in 5 years closes; 3. 2025 World Cold Chain Symposium, Focused on Energizing the Private Sector, Replay Now Available Online; 4. Illegal Trade Bulletin: Issue 3 - Strengthening Action Against Illegal Trade: Insights from International Meetings; 5. Regional Workshop in Lomé Strengthens Capacity for Kigali Amendment Implementation; 6. Empowering Women Technicians' Skills and Collaboration in RAC Sector in Anglophone Africa; 7. WCO Regional workshop on environmental issues in selected African countries; 8. A New Era Beyond Gas Refrigerants-Opening the Door to High-Efficiency Cooling Technology!; 9. Azerbaijan Kigali Amendment: Impressive 2024 Climate Move; 10. Greek police shut down refrigerant smuggling ring; 11. A comprehensive top-down method to determine food chain emissions in European Economic Area countries; 12. Eurovent publishes guidance on Middle East refrigerant transition