In this issue:

1- Researchers Measure Atmosphere's Self-Cleaning Capacity
2- Carrier Transicold Announces Breakthrough Natural Refrigerant Container Technology
3- Sri Lanka Acquires Intellectual Property Protection Rights for Tea
4- Students from Chile University and Cenmar Have a Research on Ozone
5- Production and Consumption of Ozone Depleting Substances
(CSI 006)-Assessment published Dec 2010
6- New impulses for the HVACR industries - 9th JRAIA Symposium in Kobe, Japan

The following new authoritative reports are now available to you from the UNEP Ozone Secretariat website - thanks to the group of world renown scientists and experts involved in the preparation. - Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2010, by the Scientific Assessment Panel (SAP); - Environmental Effects of Ozone Depletion and Its Interactions with Climate Change: 2010 Assessment, by the Environmental Effects Assessment Panel (EEAP); and - Questions and Answers about the Environmental Effects of the Ozone Layer Depletion and Climate Change: 2010 Update, by the EEAP. Click on the respective titles to Read/download

GLOBAL

1- Researchers Measure Atmosphere's Self-Cleaning Capacity
SOURCE: Physorg.com, January 6, 2011
http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-01-atmosphere-self-cleaning-capacity.html

North America

2- Carrier Transicold Announces Breakthrough Natural Refrigerant Container Technology
SOURCE: Carrier , 30 November 2010, http://bit.ly/ecC7BO

SOUTH ASIA

3- Sri Lanka Acquires Intellectual Property Protection Rights for Tea
SOURCE: News.lk, 24 December 2010, http://print.dailymirror.lk/business/127-local/30821.html

LATIN AMERCIA AND CARIBBEAN

4- Students from Chile University and Cenmar Have a Research on Ozone
SOURCE: Breaking News Today, 31 December 2010, http://bit.ly/hAixzO

EUROPE

5- Production and consumption of ozone depleting substances (CSI 006) - Assessment published Dec 2010
SOURCE: European Environmental Agency (EEA), http://bit.ly/hBFziY

6- New impulses for the HVACR industries - 9th JRAIA Symposium in Kobe, Japan.
SOURCE: EPEE,10 January 2011, http://www.epeeglobal.org/

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EVENTs

- The Latest Technologies in Renewable Energy, Applications in Heating and Cooling and Funding Opportunities to Lower CO2 Emissions, on 21st January 2011, Venue: Heriot-Watt University- Edinburgh, UNITED KINGDOM Learn more >.http://bit.ly/gkR0C3

- 31st annual Mobile Air Conditioning Society (MACS) convention and trade show, January 27-29, 2011 in Orlando, FL at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort, Learn more > www.macsw.org

- International Conference - IIR Commission B2 with B1 and D1 - Ammonia Refrigeration Technology, April 14-16, 2011, Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia. Organized by: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Skopje, and University "Ss. Cyril & Methodius". Learn more > www.mf.edu.mk

PUBLICATIONs - READING
- No big deal
The key to solving the planet's most daunting problems: Think small. Article in Boston Com, 9 January 2011, By Thanassis Cambanis, http://bit.ly/gXfRII

- Out of the Maze Montreal Protocol, Climate Benefits and the Green Economy - OzonAction Special Issue, 2010- available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish, from UNEP DTIE - OzonAction > http://www.unep.fr/ozonaction/information/mmc/lib_detail.asp?r=5376

- "Vital Ozone Graphics 2.0 - Climate Link a Resource Kit for Journalists" Click here to read/download (E-Book and PDF) in: Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, English, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish http://bit.ly/fUQtTX
Feel free to feature "Vital Ozone Graphics 2.0 - Climate Link" on your website and distribute widely through your networks. For further information, Please contact Samira de Gobert (samira.degobert@unep.org)

TRAINING
Certified Refrigerant Compliance Manager Training
In the 12-hour session conducted by ESS, you will sharpen your refrigerant compliance knowledge and take the 2-hour exam required to become a Certified Refrigerant Compliance Manager. This seminar and certification was developed largely for managers with the primary responsibility of ensuring compliance. Understanding the myriad of regulations is essential to avoiding costly oversights.
Additional Info: Course Dates Locations
Learn more > http://bit.ly/hJcb57