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U.S. Officials Wary of United Nations Ozone Treaty Negotiations in Ecuador
The 30th meeting of the parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (Montreal Protocol) is being held in Quito Ecuador through November 9th. This 1987 United Nations treaty banned a number of compounds widely used in refrigeration and air conditioning on the grounds that they leak into the air and contribute to depletion of the earth’s ozone layer.
How some international treaties threaten the environment
Investor-state dispute-settlement provisions are blamed for impeding government action
How the US Clean Air Act saved 1.5 billion birds in 50 years
Ozone pollution had been damaging their respiratory systems as well as their food sources.
How Arctic ozone hole was avoided
The Antarctic ozone hole would have been 40% bigger and a hole over the Arctic would have opened up if ozone-depleting chemicals had not been phased out, according to research.
Why the Arctic's ozone hole just closed
What Ever Happened To The Hole In The Ozone Layer?
Around 30 years ago, scientists found a massive and growing hole in the ozone layer. How's it doing today?
Remember the Ozone Hole? Now There's Proof It's Healing.
Scientists find evidence that the hole is finally shrinking, thanks to the phasing out of harmful chemicals 30 years ago.
Is someone secretly producing gas that harms the ozone layer?
Government scientists have detected an increase in emissions of such a gas. And they’re worried that it could could slow progress in restoring the atmosphere’s protective ozone layer.
Ozone Layer Showing Signs of Recovery, Study Finds
How we unraveled the mystery of a global spike in an ozone-eating gas
The investigation demonstrates the critical value of atmospheric monitoring networks, but it also highlights a weakness of the current system.
We Saved The Ozone Layer With Global Action, Didn't We?
The saving of the ozone layer is a global success story that is repeating itself in the field of climate action, regardless of what the pessimists say.
Closing the hole in the ozone also prevented 1 degree Celsius of warming
It’s just another way that earlier environmental success could serve as a model for how we fight climate change.
The Earth's Ozone Layer Increases for the First Time in 35 Years
In what could be a big boost for proposed science-based policy solutions to global climate disruption, the Earth's ozone layer has increased for the first time in 35 years.
How a saviour of the ozone became a climate villain
Under the new agreement, developed nations will reduce HFCs 85% below current levels by 2036. How will it work?
Oil And Gas Industries May Increase Wintertime Ozone Pollution
To individuals living along the Wasatch Front and in the Uinta Basin, inversions are not a new phenomena. However, studies have shown that industries can
Should the European Union Fix, Leave or Kill the Energy Charter Treaty?
The outdated treaty is an obstacle to addressing climate change. A legal expert weighs the pros and cons of several pathways around it.
How Climate Change Will Affect Each Region of the United States
Why the World’s Rich Nations Must Pay for Climate Damage
Damage from increasingly extreme weather events is falling especially hard on developing countries, even though they have done the least to contribute to climate change. At the upcoming UN climate talks, rich nations must begin to compensate them for their mounting losses.
Nations reach new climate deal at COP26 summit: What succeeded, failed
Nations made an agreement on what to say about fossil fuels and whether the worst-hit countries by climate change should be compensated.
How United leads the airline industry in reducing carbon emissions
United Airlines leads the global airline industry in its commitment to biofuel, targeting the use of 900 million gallons over the next 10 years.
