Healing the ozone layer through diplomacy
The Montreal Protocol shows what is possible when science, diplomacy, and business cooperate to implement international environmental agreements. When the people became aware of a hole in the ozone layer
Ozone Layer
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Induced innovation and international environmental agreements: evidence from the ozone regime
Global environmental problems are some of the most pressing issues that humanity is facing. There are few examples of success at resolving them; the fight to protect the ozone layer is one of them. This
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Montreal Protocol and beyond: 17 stories along the journey from ozone layer protection to sustainable development
This publication is a collection of stories that celebrate the changing face of industry, reflecting on how the efforts supported by UNIDO to improve the environmental performance of the productive sector,
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State of the Global Climate 2020: provisional report
Climate change continued its relentless march in 2020, which is on track to be one of the three warmest years on record. 2011-2020 will be the warmest decade on record, with the warmest six years all being
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Optimal cooling pathways of India: an implementation framework of ICAP
The demand of active cooling systems such as air conditioners and chillers is increasing rapidly. This leads to an increase in emissions of Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) and Hydro-Chlorofluorocarbons (HCFC),
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Ozone-depleting substances 2019
The European Union (EU) has achieved its goals to phase out ozone-depleting substances under the Montreal Protocol. A new European Environment Agency (EEA) report shows that in 2018 the EU again destroyed
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Ozone pollution higher this summer, says CSE
Ozone pollution has increased in Delhi-NCR this summer compared to last year, an analysis by the Centre for Science and Environment, Delhi, has found. “When temperature increases, the rate of production
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China factories releasing thousands of tonnes of illegal CFC gases, study finds
Industries in north-eastern China have released large quantities of an ozone-depleting gas into the atmosphere in violation of an international treaty, scientists have said. Since 2013, annual emissions
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India Cooling Action Plan (ICAP)
Union Environment Minister released the India Cooling Action Plan (ICAP) that seeks to provide an integrated approach towards cooling and related areas including reduction in the cooling demand, in order
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Scientific assessment of ozone depletion: 2018
The Assessment documents the advances in scientific understanding of ozone depletion reflecting the thinking of the many international scientific experts who have contributed to its preparation and review.