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Now in its 31st year, the Montreal Protocol has worked to phase out the use of harmful ozone-depleting substances, including chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), which had created a massive…
Read articleIn the wake of startling evidence of unexplained emissions of the ozone-destroying chemical CFC-11 in the atmosphere, we have found compelling evidence that illegal production and use of CFC-11 in…
Read articleEmissions of one of the chemicals directly responsible for creating a massive hole in the Earth’s ozone layer above Antarctica are on the rise. . . New analysis of atmospheric…
Read article“Perhaps the single most successful international agreement to date has been the Montreal Protocol” – Kofi Annan, Former Secretary General of the United Nations . . The Montreal Protocol on…
Read articleA briefing to the 38th meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group of Parties to the Montreal Protocol, in Vienna, Austria, from July 18-21, 2016. Without the ozone layer, most of…
Read article. Happy World Ozone Day, otherwise known as the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer! While the date might not have been pinned to your fridge door,…
Read articleEIA’s latest briefing New Trends in ODS Smuggling highlights the growing threat of illegal trade in ozone depleting substances (ODS). Far from going away, the threat of black market ODS…
Read article. Today is the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, the theme of which is Ozone Layer Protection: The Mission Goes On. Catchy or not, that title…
Read article. Today, September 16, is World Ozone Day. Now, I’m the first to complain that the calendar these days is chock-a-block with somewhat questionable occasions to commemorate (Talk Like a…
Read articleI spent last week in Canada attending one of the regular meetings of the Montreal Protocol’s Multilateral Fund (MLF), the body established to help developing countries meet their commitments under…
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