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Promoting low-GWP refrigerants for air-conditioning sectors in high-ambient temperature countries (PRAHA)
(2015)
The current commercially available technologies, used as replacements for HCFCs, not only perform less efficiently in high-ambient conditions but may also possess high-GWP characteristics which do not provide optimum ...
Update on New Refrigerants Designations and Safety Classifications - UNEP ASHRAE Factsheet 1
(2015)
The purpose of this fact sheet is to provide an update on ASHRAE standards for refrigerants and to introduce the new refrigerants that have been awarded an «R» number over the last few years and introduced into the ...
Tracking Methyl Bromide Consumption for QPS - OzonAction Fact Sheet
(2015-07-01)
Efficient tracking of MB use requires close monitoring and a full understanding of both controlled and exempted (QPS) uses (see box 1). The IPPC has developed a list of articles typically fumigated with MB for QPS purposes, ...
Management of Ozone Depleting Substances in the Global Fishing Industry
(2015)
Fisheries make a major contribution to the economies of many developing countries through foreign exchange earnings and employment creation…
Safe Use of HCFC Alternatives in Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning: Higher toxicity refrigerants
(2015-07-01)
As the phase out of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) progresses, it is expected that there will be a considerably higher uptake, in particular in developing countries, of ‘alternative refrigerants’, such as hydrocarbons, ...
The Informal Prior-Informed Consent (iPIC) Mechanism
(2015)
The Informal Prior-Informed Consent Mechanism (iPIC) was established by UNEP DTIE OzonAction to assist Parties in better managing trade in controlled ozone depleting substances (ODS) and meet their phase-out targets under ...