montreal protocol

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

By Madison Dapcevich / December 12, 2019

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 […]

UN: Healing Ozone Layer Shows Why Environmental Treaties Matter

By EcoWatch / November 5, 2018

Emissions of Ozone-Destroying Chemical Mysteriously Rising

By EcoWatch / May 17, 2018

‘Business Unusual’ Must Be the Mantra in Bonn as UN Climate Talks Resume Next Week

By EcoWatch / April 25, 2018

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

By EcoWatch / January 5, 2018

World’s Most Effective Environmental Treaty Turns 30

By EcoWatch / July 10, 2017

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 […]