Tag: ozone-hole

Saturday (22 March) is the 40-year anniversary of the signing of the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, an achievement which has stood for four decades as an inspiration for multilateral environmental action. The Vienna Convention was established in response to scientific evidence that man-made chemicals, particularly chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), were causing significant […]

Following the launch of a deeply concerning new assessment on the alarming increase in emissions from the ‘forgotten greenhouse gas’ - what should be done to avert a global catastrophe?

The protection and ongoing recovery of the ozone layer, secured through action under the Montreal Protocol, is perhaps the greatest example we have of the global community coming together to address a critical global environmental challenge. World Ozone Day (16 September) is an opportunity to celebrate this success, but also to remind ourselves that Earth’s […]

In the countdown to EIA’s 40th anniversary later this year, as well as sharing films and stories from our archive, we’ve also recorded a short series of new podcasts with some of the longest serving campaigners to get an insight into how the organisation has evolved over four decades.   Podcast – What on Earth? […]

We’re sharing a flashback to a film we made in 2005 to accompany our report Under the Counter, a major Climate team investigation into the illicit production and trade of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), the chemical responsible for the hole in the ozone layer.

At the end of October 2023, Parties to the Montreal Protocol met in Nairobi, Kenya to discuss and make decisions on a number of important issues related to the protection of the ozone layer and the global climate