In his message for the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, Mr. Ban pointed to the Montreal Protocol as an example of how Member States are capable to work for the common good.

A media storm blew up in mid-March 2025 when a researcher at South Africa's isolated Sanae IV base in Antarctica accused one ...

As the Vienna Convention turns 40, it is important to recognise there is still work to do to protect our planet’s UV shield.

It was on this day, 35 years ago, that the Montreal Protocol, considered one of the most significant environmental agreements for humanity, was adopted. Let’s look at how this agreement was ...

That's because scientists across the world banded together. The Montreal Protocol was signed into effect in 1987, lowering production of harmful CFCs. Susan Strahan: “The policymakers listened ...

The Montreal Protocol was an international agreement designed to stop the destruction of the ozone layer, and it worked. So why did this one succeed when so many other climate agreements failed?

Although the Montreal Protocol has provided relief, anthropogenic emissions of another substance, nitrous oxide, are set to dominate ozone destruction. Figure 1: Influence of greenhouse-gas ...