In this issue: 1. Kigali Amendment latest ratifications 2. Decisions adopted by the Thirty-Fifth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol- Letter from the Ozone Secretariat Executive Secretary 3. COP28 Reflections - Cooling for Climate Action: Ministers’ Cool Soundbites 4. Energy transition in hot and arid countries 5. Regional NOU Officers Negotiation Training held in Nairobi 6. China’s plan to address fluorochemical emissions might be promising 7. COP28 will be a turning point in the long journey of the climate work - An interview with UNEP’s Montreal Protocol Regional Coordinator, West Asia 8. Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Refrigerators, Refrigerator-Freezers, and Freezers - A Proposed Rule by the Energy Department 9. GreenChill Webinar: Managing Your Refrigerant Portfolio and Regulatory Compliance Through Data 10. NASRC to Host Free Natural Refrigerants Training Summit in Pittsburgh 11. The European Commission welcomes adoption of ambitious rules to limit fluorinated gases and ozone depleting substances 12. Virtual Training in Transcritical CO2 Refrigeration Systems for Supermarkets 13. AREA: Women in cooling video competition- 2nd edition!