In this issue: 1. Kigali Amendment latest ratifications 2. Convening of the 85th, 86th and 87th meetings of the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol (updated) 3. Fourth Extraordinary Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Replenishment: 2021 Contributions by some Parties 4.Study predicts the oceans will start emitting ozone-depleting CFCs 5.World Refrigeration Day announces theme of 2021 campaign 6.The race is on, but cooling industry needs to accelerate net zero efforts 7. Lessons learned from the enabling activities: the Burkina Faso experience 8. Africa’s sustainable cooling centre gets multi-million funding boost 9. Pacific Island Countries kick-off implementation of total HCFC phase-out project 10. Instructions for controlled substances under the Montreal Protocol (Jordan) 11. Ice company fined, required to remedy Clean Air Act violations 12. Reports to the EFCTC Action Line of illegal HFC trade lead to criminal investigations 13. Extending the F-gas certification scheme to alternative refrigerants 14. The Institute of Refrigeration (IOR) has just released the programme for its Annual Conference taking place online on 21 and 22 April 2021