montreal protocol
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There’s an Antarctica-Sized Hole in the Ozone Layer
The quintessential 1980s problem of the ozone hole is still with us today. And in not-great news, this year’s ozone hole is bigger than usual and has spread over the entirety of Antarctica and then some.
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This Year’s Hole in the Ozone Is Twice the Size of the U.S.
If you’ve been looking to cast yourself into a deep hole from which you can never return (I have!), the one in the ozone layer is a prime choice right now.
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A Major Climate Treaty To Reduce Air Conditioning Emissions Just Went Into Force — Without The U.S.
While the world was still hungover from the major climate conference in Poland last month, a game-changing climate treaty quietly went into effect. The Kigali Amendment entered into force as the calendar turned to 2019 and with it, the world began to put the clamps down on some of the most potent greenhouse gases on…
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Saving The Earth’s Ozone Layer Went Even Better Than Expected
In 1989, amidst mounting scientific evidence, dozens of nations joined forces to sign a treaty aimed at halting the expansion of a massive hole in Earth’s ozone layer. Nearly 30 years later, the Montreal Protocol has done just that. But it has also done something its architects never intended. It has become one of America’s…