montreal protocol

Expert Reactions | Published: 26 August 202106 September 2021

The EPA has decided to gradually phase out use of methyl bromide gas by 2033. The ozone-depleting gas is used in New Zealand to kill […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 07 February 201811 April 2018

While the ozone holes in the poles are recovering, ozone levels are still dropping everywhere else between Russia to the […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 28 June 201703 August 2018

Now that CFCs and HFCs have been phased out, some smaller ozone-depleting substances are on the red list, with dichloromethane […]

In the News | Published: 17 October 201611 April 2018

Dignitaries meeting in Kigali have pledged to phase-out the use of harmful greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigeration and air […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 01 July 201603 May 2017

After persisting for decades, the hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica has begun to ‘heal’, exhibiting an ozone increase. […]

In the News | Published: 29 May 201528 March 2016

The Montreal Protocol has prevented a supersized Antarctic ozone hole and a ‘full blown’ Arctic ozone hole, a new study has […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 11 September 201416 September 2014

Destruction of the planet’s protective ozone layer is slowing, according to the latest scientific assessment, but full impacts on global […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 11 November 201328 March 2016

The ban on ozone-depleting CFCs, under the Montreal Protocol, may have contributed to the recent hiatus in global surface temperature […]