RT null T1 OzoNews Vol XXV - 15 January 2025 A1 United Nations Environment Programme, K1 ozone depletion YR 2025 FD 2025-01 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/47092 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/47092 NO 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. A Tribute to Janusz Kozakiewicz: A Friend and Dedicated Expert of the MontrealProtocol; 2. Future of technician training and certification; 3. 2025 International Special Issue – Empowering RACHP Workforce for the future Transition; 4. Economic Coordination Committee bans ozone-harming materials; 5. Experts warn of dire skills shortage threatening air conditioning and refrigeration industry this summer; 6. llegal HFC trade: over 344 tonnes of seized ODS and HFCs7. EC rejects call to review F-gas regulation; 8. Digital path to sustainable cooling: efficiency meets environment; 9. AREA: Women in Cooling Video Competition – 3rd Edition! 10. Earth’s air war: Explaining the delayed rise of plants, animals on land; 11. DOD invests $90M in hydrofluorocarbons to support military operations; 12. Ringing in 2025 with Big Changes and a Few Challenges13. UNEP OzonAction conducts training of trainers and technicians in Oman NO https://www.unep.org/ozonaction/ DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 24, 2026