China’s rogue emissions of banned CFC-11 could delay recovery of ozone layer
Rogue emissions of CFC-11 in China could still significantly delay recovery of the Earth’s ozone layer
Tag: ozone-hole
Exposé of illegal CFC-11 in China tops Montreal Protocol agenda in Vienna
The unexpected rise in emissions of CFC-11 was top of the agenda at the 40th Open Ended Working Group (OEWG) to the Montreal Protocol in Vienna. Tina Birmpili of the Ozone Secretariat said it was “critical to take stock of the science and take action” and urged parties to “not relax their vigilance for a second”
We trace massive emissions of a banned ozone-destroying chemical to China
In 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 China is the cause
Alarming rise in ozone-destroying chemical points to likelihood of illegal production
Emissions of one of the chemicals directly responsible for the massive hole in the Earth’s ozone layer are on the rise, according to a new analysis of atmospheric data collected by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration which shows chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) emissions increased by an estimated 25 per cent