India's journey towards sustainable cooling
Sustainability, for long, has been at the core of Indian lifestyle and its indigenous knowledge and sustainable practices have played a crucial role in helping people be informed and make environmentally
Ozone Layer
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100 countries push to phase out potentially disastrous greenhouse gas
A loose coalition of more than 100 countries, including the US and European nations, is pushing for an early phase-out of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), a powerful greenhouse gas that if left unchecked is
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Ozone-depleting substances 2015
This report summarises the data reported by undertakings in accordance with the ODS Regulation for 2015 and looks at the major trends since 2006. Aggregated data reported by companies on the import, export,
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China phases out over 250,000 tonnes of ozone depleting substances
China has phased out 250,000 tonnes of ozone depleting substances (ODS) in the past five years, accounting for over a half of the total amount phased out by all developing countries, the Ministry of Environmental
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10-20% rise in ozone levels in India, harmful for lungs and crops: Report
NEW DELHI: While Indian cities are still grappling with the impacts of severe particulate matter (PM) pollution, a new report has raised the flag on ozone levels (O3) too. 'The Cost of Air Pollution',
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Antarctic ozone depletion between 1960 and 1980 in observations and chemistry-climate model simulations
<p>The year 1980 has often been used as a benchmark for the return of Antarctic ozone to conditions assumed to be unaffected by emissions of ozone depleting substances (ODSs), implying that anthropogenic
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Scenario analysis for HFC emissions in India: mitigation potential and costs
Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) are often used as substitutes for ozone-depleting substances (ODSs) in various sectors, including refrigeration, air-conditioning, aerosols, fire extinguishers, and foam blowing.
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State of the Climate in 2015
The State of the Climate report series is the authoritative annual summary of the global climate. Published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, the report is edited by scientists at
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Deal on cutting greenhouse gases in sight for this year: Vienna delegates
A global agreement on cutting the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) - potent greenhouse gases used in aerosols, refrigerants and air conditioning - seems within grasp, delegates said on Sunday after ten
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Rwanda Set to Reduce Greenhouse Emissions
Ministers and high-level representatives of 25 countries, including Rwanda, have backed the adoption of an ambitious amendment to the Montreal Protocol to phase-down the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).
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Indonesia study disputes UN data on peat fire emissions
The NASA-funded study said carbon dioxide released was eight per cent less than what was reported by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which took samples of peat in Sumatra island