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, promising to phase out the use of over 100 synthetic chemicals that deplete Earth’s ozone layer. This deal later became the first UN treaty to achieve universal ratification.
“That ozone recovery is on track according to the latest quadrennial report is fantastic news. The impact the Montreal Protocol has had on climate change mitigation cannot be overstressed. Over the last 35 years, the Protocol has become a true champion for the environment,” said Meg Seki, executive secretary of the United Nations Environment Programme’s Ozone Secretariat,
. “The assessments and reviews undertaken by the Scientific Assessment Panel remain a vital component of the work of the Protocol that helps inform policy and decision makers.”all living things on Earth from harmful levels of ultraviolet radiation from the sun. Synthetic chemicals like the chlorofluorocarbons , used to make aerosol sprays, solvents, and refrigerants can destroy ozone, and caused Earth’s ozone layer to deplete during the 20th century.
painful and dangerous sunburns and even damage DNA, increasing the risk of problems like skin cancer., research shows that these global efforts to save it are beneficial in the fight against climate change.
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