Wednesday 23 November 2016

Hydrocarbon training and Equipment Handover at NESC Tobago

The National Ozone Unit (NOU) continued in its mission to train air conditioning and refrigeration technicians in hydrocarbon technology with a session at the National Energy Skills Center in Tobago on November 17 2016. Students were apprised of the mechanisms required to service such equipment including the safety requirements needed.

The  NOU also handed over a Hydrocarbon Refrigerant 290 Spilt Air Conditioning Unit for incorporation into their training programme for further training with other technicians.






Tuesday 15 November 2016

The NOU at Bioblitz 2016

Our public awareness campaign continues.....below is a photo of Ms. Krysten Harris of the NOU with the Minister of Agriculture Land and Fisheries at 5th Annual Bioblitz 2016 held on the 4-6 November. The NOU shared information on the effects of ozone depletion on biodiversity as well as other health issues.


 

Wednesday 2 November 2016

OzoNews, 30 October 2016 issue


We are pleased to send you the link to the OzoNews, 30 October 2016 issue.
http://www.unep.org/ozonaction/Portals/105/documents/news/OzoNews/OzoNews-VolXVI-30%20October%202016.pdf

In this issue:
1. What's Next for the Kigali Deal to Curb Potent Greenhouse Gases?
2. New MOP-28 Documents are Now Available from Ozone Secretariat
3. Staying Cool Without Heating Up
4. The Global HFC Phase down – How it Looks
5. 2016 Antarctic Ozone Hole Attains Moderate Size, Consistent with Scientific Expectations
6. WMO Antarctic Ozone Bulletin no. 2, 2016 is Now Available
7. Bangladesh Takes the First Steps for Stage 2
8. Avanços nos sistemas de refrigeração para supermercados marcam o primeiro dia do Mercofrio 2016 (Brasil)
9. Builder: Freeze Date for Coolants: 2019
10. Vocational Training Qualifies the Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Sector Technicians and Trainers (Oman)
11. Don't Take the Risk ... Harsh Penalties for Illegal Recycling and Release of Refrigerants into the Atmosphere
12. European Commission Funds Ozone Secretariat Activities Related to HFCs

The current and previous OzoNews issues are available from the OzonAction website @ http://www.unep.org/ozonaction/NewsampInfo/OzoNewsV2/tabid/1060392/Default.aspx