UNIDO celebrates good news on the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer

16 September 2014

Today’s International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer was warmly celebrated by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the other implementing agencies of the Montreal Protocol.

UNIDO-UNEP partnership helps sub-Saharan Africa countries to phase out ozone-depleting substances

02 December 2013

National Ozone Officers from sub-Saharan African countries, representatives of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), international experts and UNIDO staff convened in Vienna from 26 to 29 November to discuss issues relating to the phase-out of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), under the terms of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.

Report names UNIDO as lead implementing agency of the Montreal Protocol

19 June 2013

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has been ranked as the best implementing agency of the Montreal Protocol for 2012, according to a new evaluation report released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

Ozone statue unveiled in Vienna to mark Montreal Protocol anniversary

21 November 2012

As part of the ongoing celebrations to mark the 25th anniversary of one of the world’s most successful environmental agreements, a statue dedicated to protecting the ozone layer was officially unveiled today at the Vienna International Centre in Vienna.  

25th anniversary of the Montreal Protocol marked in Vienna

10 September 2012

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) marked today the 25th anniversary of the Montreal Protocol and the 20th anniversary of UNIDO as an implementing agency of this Protocol.

France to finance UNIDO demonstration project for disposal of unwanted ozone-depleting substances in Mexico

18 June 2012

A financing agreement worth over EUR 350,000, signed today by the Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Director-General of the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) will help destroy in an environmentally-friendly way some 166 metric tons of unwanted ozone-depleting substances in Mexico.

With UNIDO assistance Iran phases out inhalers that harm ozone layer

05 September 2011

Iran has become the first country of the Asia-Pacific region to successfully phase out metered dose inhalers based on chlorofluorocarbon, or CFC that contribute to the depletion of the ozone layer.

UNIDO and the Montreal Protocol: a lasting contribution to the MDGs

St Vincent and the Grenadines: "If we can do it...."

The Montreal Protocol successfully banned the refrigerants called chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), which are substances that deplete the ozone layer. Unfortunately, their most common replacements, hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), are potent greenhouse gases, and can contribute to climate change, which is why those are now also on the chopping block in many climate-conscious countries, including St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

China and UNIDO partner to phase out ozone depleting and greenhouse gases under Montreal Protocol

In July 2011, the People’s Republic of China signed an USD 265 million agreement with the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol to reduce its use of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) by 17 per cent. HCFC is a gas used for different applications, such as refrigeration and air conditioning, foam blowing, spray applications, aerosols among others.