RT null T1 OzoNews Volume XX - 15 April 2020 A1 United Nations Environment Programme, K1 ozone layer K1 refrigeration K1 COVID-19 K1 zoonotic disease YR 2020 FD 2020 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/32110 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/32110 NO In this issue: -- UNEP’s Statement on the COVID-19 global pandemic --1. OzonAction’s iPIC system helps prevent an illegal shipment of 72 tonnes of HCFC-222. UNEP OzonAction Encourages Everyone to Celebrate World Refrigeration Day 20203. Message from the UN Environment, Ozone Secretariat on COVID-194. Upgrades to the Ozone Secretariat website5. Unusual ozone hole opens over the Arctic6. Long phased-out refrigeration and insulation chemicals still widely in use and warming the climate7. 2020 Asia Environmental Enforcement Awards8. Coronavirus doesn’t stop RAC training: first of its kind experience of online F-Gas training and certification connect Qatar and Italy9. U.S. Appeals Court in D.C. restores limitations on super-polluting HFCs10. The California Air Resources Board announced recipients of the 2019 Haagen-Smit Clean Air Awards11. NASRC announces new incentives program for natural refrigerants12. ASHRAE Offers Course on the Role of HVAC Systems on Infection Control13. Prepare for the trend of flammable refrigerants in commercial refrigeration - Webinar14. How to work safely in times of Covid-19: Useful tips for RAC technicians DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 17, 2026