Unfinished business after five decades of ozone-layer science and policy

The Montreal Protocol has begun to heal the Antarctic ozone hole and avoided more global warming than any other treaty. Still, recent research shows that new unexpected emissions of several chlorofluorocarbons, carbon tetrachloride, and hydrofluorocarbons, are undermining the Protocol’s success. It...

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Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Susan Solomon, Joseph Alcamo, A. R. Ravishankara
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020
Subjects:
Science
Q
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18052-0
https://doaj.org/article/c96fa59c907b442db95efbec6d3ac9e0
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Summary:The Montreal Protocol has begun to heal the Antarctic ozone hole and avoided more global warming than any other treaty. Still, recent research shows that new unexpected emissions of several chlorofluorocarbons, carbon tetrachloride, and hydrofluorocarbons, are undermining the Protocol’s success. It is time for policymakers to plug the holes in the ozone hole treaty.

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