montreal protocol

Saving the Ozone Layer 30 Years Ago Slowed Global Warming. Can Similar Cooperation Now Solve the Climate Crisis?

Saving the Ozone Layer 30 Years Ago Slowed Global Warming. Can Similar Cooperation Now Solve the Climate Crisis?

The Montreal Protocol, a 1987 international treaty prohibiting the production of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) to save the ozone layer, was the first successful multilateral agreement to successfully slow the rate of global warming, according to new research. Now, experts argue that similar measures may lend hope to the climate crisis. “By mass CFCs are thousands of […]

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    Saving the Ozone Layer 30 Years Ago Slowed Global Warming. Can Similar Cooperation Now Solve the Climate Crisis?

    Saving the Ozone Layer 30 Years Ago Slowed Global Warming. Can Similar Cooperation Now Solve the Climate Crisis?

    The Montreal Protocol, a 1987 international treaty prohibiting the production of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) to save the ozone layer, was the first successful multilateral agreement to successfully slow the rate of global warming, according to new research. Now, experts argue that similar measures may lend hope to the climate crisis. “By mass CFCs are thousands of […]

    Emissions of Ozone-Destroying Chemical Mysteriously Rising

    Emissions of Ozone-Destroying Chemical Mysteriously Rising

    A new study from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows an “unexpected and persistent increase” in global emissions of an ozone-depleting chemical even though an international treaty forced production to completely halt by 2010. NOAA scientists suggest that emissions are most likely from new, unreported production from an unidentified source in eastern Asia. […]

    New Study Showing Ozone Recovery Hailed as Model for Tackling Climate Crisis

    New Study Showing Ozone Recovery Hailed as Model for Tackling Climate Crisis

    By Jake Johnson Hailed as an example of how concerted global action can help solve a planetary crisis, a new study conducted by NASA scientists documented the first direct evidence that an international effort to ban chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) has led to the recovery of the Antarctic ozone hole. Published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters […]

    World’s Most Effective Environmental Treaty Turns 30

    World’s Most Effective Environmental Treaty Turns 30

    By David Doniger and Alex Hillbrand This is a big year for the Montreal Protocol—the 30th anniversary of the world’s most successful environmental protection agreement. Every country on Earth is a party to this treaty, which has prevented catastrophic destruction of the ozone layer that protects us from the sun’s dangerous ultraviolet radiation. Phasing out […]