Since the Montreal Protocol was signed in 1987, countries have been phasing out most ozone-damaging chemicals, helping protect the Earth’s protective shield. In this exclusive Mongabay interview, ...

ATLANTA — ASHRAE has received the prestigious Partnership Award from the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UN Environment) Ozone Secretariat for its extraordinary commitment and contribution to ...

A global phasedown of hydrofluorocarbons in the Montreal Protocol is the best opportunity to stabilize temperatures in the near term. An iceberg is seen off Ammassalik Island in Eastern Greenland, ...

A newly published study notes that the ozone layer is continuing to heal and could recover completely, thanks to the global actions from the 1987 Montreal Protocol. The research, published in Nature, ...

The treaty is universal with 197 member countries. It is legally binding with penalties for countries that flout its provisions. And it is fully funded, meaning poorer countries that might not have ...

Earlier this summer, investigations by the New York Times and the independent Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) found that 18 factories spread across 10 provinces in China were using CFC-11 in ...

NEW YORK, New York, September 16, 2025 (ENS) – “Forty years ago, nations came together to take the first step in protecting the ozone layer – guided by science, united in action,” said United Nations ...

Since the Montreal Protocol was signed in 1987, countries have phased out most of the ozone-damaging gases, but their replacements, the HFCs, are powerful greenhouse gases that contribute to climate ...

The Montreal Protocol didn’t just preserve the ozone layer, it helped save Earth from a climate change time bomb. The landmark ozone treaty was agreed 35 years ago this month, at a time when both ...

ASHRAE has received the prestigious Partnership Award from the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UN Environment) Ozone Secretariat for its extraordinary commitment and contribution to the ...