From Compliance to Climate Action

Delivering on the Montreal Protocol’s full potential

As the climate crisis intensifies and threats to the ozone layer continue to mount, there are multiple urgent issues before Parties at the 47th Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG47) of the Montreal Protocol.

In 2024, human-induced warming pushed Earth’s average global surface temperatures to a record 1.52°C above pre-industrial levels. With current warming already driving an increase in the “occurrence and intensity of climate and weather extremes”, every fraction of a degree matters and the work of the Protocol to address ozone-depleting substances (ODS) and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) is more vital than ever.