A fortnightly electronic news update on ozone and climate protection and the implementation of the Montreal Protocol brought to you by OzonAction. In this issue: 1. How Operation DEMETER X Fights Illegal Trade in Controlled Substances under the Montreal Protocol; 2. The ozone layer shields life on Earth. We’ll soon lose a key way to monitor its health; 3. Supermarket Refrigeration: New Technologies and Global Trends in Emerging Markets; 4. Cool Coalition Newsletter; 5. Webinar Series Driving the COP30 Buildings and Cooling Agenda; 6. Transforming Uganda's RAC Sector: Achievements of GCI III; 7. Latest developments shaping the HERVAC landscape at Frigair 2025; 8. Atelier régional sur la préparation du Plan de Mise en Œuvre de l’Amendement de Kigali (KIP) pour les pays Francophone Afrique; 9. Maldives’ ambitious plan on early HCFC phase out and energy efficiency; 10. Experts urge reduction in use of ozone layer-destroying substances; 11. European Heat Pump Summit call for papers; 12. Centro Studi Galileo and ATF Strengthen UNEP and IIR Ties in Paris Meetings; 13. Brazil Trains Instructors on Flammable Refrigerants for National Rollout; 14. HEART/NSTA Trust Champions Sustainability with New Refrigerant Recovery Centres.