RT null T1 OzoNews Volume XIX - 15-30 April 2019 A1 United Nations Environment Programme, K1 ozone layer K1 ozone-depleting substance K1 air-conditioning K1 global warming K1 Ozone YR 2019 FD 2019-04 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/28218 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/28218 NO In this issue:1. Statements by Mr Emmanuel Macron, President of the Republic, at his joint press conference with Mr Xi Jinping, President of China, Mrs Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, and Mr Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission (excerpts)2. Weighing consumer safety versus climate action3. ASHRAE/UNEP Lower-GWP Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Innovation Award4. The IIR launches a Call to Action for World Refrigeration Day5. ASHRAE and IIR establish new definitions of five refrigeration keywords6. Countries in Africa and Asia strengthen local cooperation to prevent illegal trade of ozone depleting substances7. Costa Rica: Around 50 participants from 17 countries participated at a RAC technology road show and the regional GCI network meeting of Latin America and the Caribbean 8. Washington state legislature passes HFC-reduction bill9. $2m funding for low-GWP refrigerant research10. Ammonia/CO2 Refrigeration Systems - US EPA GreenChill upcoming webinar11.Cambodia builds momentum to address HFC phase-down12. UN Environment OzonAction organized the 8th China Ozone2Climate Technology Roadshow and Industry Roundtable in Shanghai13. Cleaner future: Kigali Amendment a significant opportunity to live up to the promise of a better environment14. Record 25-tonne seizure in Poland of illegal climate-harming HFC refrigerants15. Environmental Impact Of Refrigerants - Report by The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 17, 2026