Japan's House of Councilors on Friday approved a bill mandating the retrieval and destruction of ozone-depleting and greenhouse gases used in automobile air conditioners, industrial refrigerators and

In an effort to provide funding to industries which consume Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS), the Ozone Cell of the Ministry of Environment and Forests has called upon all ODS consuming industries in

The protective ozone layer over

Togo is planning to eliminate ozone-depleting substances (ods) by 2005 instead of the 2010 deadline set by the Vienna Con

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) recently launched the first ever online halon trading scheme. Halons are gaseous halogen compounds used to extinguish fires and they are three to 10 times more

The destruction of the earth's protective layer over the Northern Hemisphere has been less than in recent years, but Unite Nations experts say that it is due to warmer temperatures rather than a drop

Ozone-eating clouds that erode Earth's protection against ultraviolet radiation are born in thin rings of supercold air over the North and South Poles, scientists reported yesterday. The Sun's

The first ever online halon trading scheme, launched by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), should ease the international exchange of 'banked' halons, and reduce the use of

The first Indian refrigerator to meet Montreal Protocol standards is unveiled