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Good News: A 1987 Treaty Has Successfully Preserved Arctic Ice, Scientists Say
The Montreal Protocol delayed the total loss of sea ice by 15 years, but scientists say more intervention is needed.
A 1987 Pollution Treaty Prevented the World's Plants from Withering, Study Finds
The Montreal Protocol, a global ban ozone-damaging compounds, also saved the world's plants and helped give us a fighting chance against climate change.
A Super-Potent Greenhouse Gas Has Been Leaking Into the Atmosphere, and No One Knows Where It's Coming From
“Where the culprits are distributed, we just don’t know at the moment.”
The Ozone Hole Is the Smallest It's Been Since 1982
While this is great news, scientists say it’s not a sign that the ozone layer is “on a fast track to recovery.”
Ozone Recovery Continues, But Suspected Emissions From China Slows Progress
The Montreal Protocol of 1987 continues to be a success story about international environmental cooperation.
China’s Construction Industry Is Putting Earth’s Ozone Layer Back At Risk
A rise in atmospheric levels of CFC-11, a substance banned by the Montreal Protocol, prompted environmental investigators to find the source.
15,000 Scientists From 184 Countries Are Warning Humankind We Are Screwed
Human impacts on the environment are putting our future at risk, they say.
15,000 Scientists From 184 Countries Are Warning Humankind We Are Screwed
Human impacts on the environment are putting our future at risk, they say.
The Montreal Protocol Is the Most Successful Climate Agreement Ever
Its most recent victory is a phase-out on HFCs, a powerful greenhouse gas.
The EPA Just Banned the Chemicals That Helped Save the Ozone Layer
Hydrofuorocarbons replaced the chemicals that were depleting the ozone layer, but they are a potent greenhouse gas, up to 10,000 times stronger than carbon dioxide.
There's a Dangerous Downside to the Chemicals That Helped Save the Ozone Layer
Ozone-destroying chlorofluorocarbons were banned in 1989 but the chemicals that replaced them in refrigerators and air conditioners are contributing to global warming.
Can a 25-Year-Old Treaty Save the Planet from Air Conditioning Itself to Death?
Remember that one time twenty-five years ago when the world banded together to save itself from solar radiation? Let's try to do that again.