RT null T1 OzoNews Volume XXI - 30 August 2021 A1 United Nations Environment Programme, K1 ozone layer K1 refrigeration YR 2021 FD 2021-08 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/36741 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/36741 NO In this issue:1. Kigali Amendment latest ratifications2. Protecting the ozone layer also protects earth’s ability to sequester carbon3. Under the northern lights: Mesospheric ozone layer depletion explained4. Sustainable Refrigeration Summit - 27 September - 8 October 20215. Tunisia joins international effort to fight against use of ozone-depleting substances6. Pacific Island Countries plan to Label HCFC Cylinders to Tighten Licensing System Enforcement under Montreal Protocol7. India to phase down use of climate-damaging refrigerant HFCs, approves ratification of Kigali Amendment to Montreal Protocol8. The Philippines eyes Japan’s help in protecting ozone layer, climate9. Vietnam's HCFC consumption down 35 percent in 202010. Syria and UNEP train refrigeration technicians and convene a consultative meeting for adoption of long-term alternatives under the Kigali Amendment11. Grenada opts for natural refrigerants in recently published ‘National Cooling Action Plan’12. Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) working to meet climate commitments13. R422D refrigerant seized in Palermo DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 24, 2026