On 14 December 2022 the United Nations’ system launched its latest environmental sustainability report: Greening the Blue Report 2022. This edition of the Report reveals UN entities are accelerating their efforts on environmental governance and environmental training.
Greening the Blue is a UNEP initiative to engage and support the UN System in the transition towards greater environmental sustainability in the management of its facilities and operations.
In alignment with the Strategy for Sustainability Management in the United Nations 2020-2030, Phase I: Environmental Sustainability in the Area of Management, the Greening the Blue Report 2022 provides UN system-wide and entity-level data for 2021 on environmental impact areas: greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, climate neutrality, waste, air pollution, water and wastewater, and biodiversity. As well as management functions: environmental governance, procurement, and human resources.
The Ozone Secretariat’s data is available online under ‘Greening our meetings’ and at https://www.
The National Ozone Action Unit would like to conveys it season’s greetings and wish you all a wonderful and festive time with your loved ones. We hope that you have turned a corner this year and that 2023 will prove to be a continued success. It is your continued commitment and dedication that has helped the Unit maintain its obligation to the Montreal Protocol. Thank you!
Click the link below to access the review video of 2022 which highlights some of the key outcomes and contributions by parties to the Protocol; the Assessment Panels; the Multilateral Fund and its Secretariat and implementing agencies; and other stakeholders.
https://hvactutorial.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/gtz-proklima-good-practices-in-refrigeration.pdf
https://www.ashrae.org/professional-development/ashrae-unep-portal
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.UNEP.OzonAction.RacVideo&hl=en_US&gl=US
The National Ozone Action Unit in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency undertook a series of public awareness activities in the Corentyne area during the period September 14-15, 2022 in observance of International Day for the Preservation of Ozone Layer. The theme for this year’s observance was “Montreal Protocol @35: Global Cooperation Protecting Life on Earth”
Our Team made an appearance on the Guyana Today Show on September 13, 2022 which allowed the Unit to inform the viewers about the importance of protecting the ozone layer and the significance of this year’s theme.
Pursuant to Trade (Restrictions on Import of Ozone Depleting Substances) Order No. 19 of 2007 and Amendment No. 6 of 2010.
Importers of Refrigeration gases are being asked/reminded to register with the National Ozone Action Unit (NOAU) of the Hydrometeorological Service, Ministry of Agriculture and apply for permits to import their annual quotas of controlled Hydrocholoroflourocarbons (HCFCs), R22, R141b and Methyl Bromide.
It is also requisite that importers of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) that is R134a, R410a, R404a, R407c etc. also indicate their intended import quantities for the year 2022. Many exporting countries have signed on to the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol and are seeking permits from the importing countries before the HFC refrigerants are shipped.
Hence, the possession of the permits beforehand will expedite the importation process. Importers can access the Registration and Application forms from the National Ozone Action Unit, Hydrometeorological Service, 18 Brickdam, Georgetown, or online at:- http://hydromet.gov.gy
