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
CFCs
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Temporal evolution of measured climate forcing agents at South Pole, Antarctica
Greenhouse gas (GHG; mainly CO2, CH4, N2O, CFC-11 and CFC-12) measurements for 22 years (1983
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Scientists record reduction in ozone depletion-level
Sudha Nambudiri |KOCHI: There is a reason to cheer on the International Ozone Day. The scientists have recorded a perceptible reduction in the ozone depletion levels in the atmosphere. It is generally believed that the preventive measures taken by the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) by cutting down the CFCs emission have had its effect on the atmosphere.
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UNEPs special programme to create awareness on ozone depletion
Pune, September 16 The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Pune Zilla Parishad Secondary School Section will hold a special programme to celebrate the International Day for the Preservation of Ozone Layer on Wednesday. An educational tool for creating awareness about Ozone depletion and climate change among students will be launched on the occasion.
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Natural refrigerants: sustainable ozone - and climate-friendly alternatives to HCFCs
It is now common knowledge that the Montreal Protocol in its effort to phase out the use of ozone depleting substances, especially CFCs, also alleviated the growing climate problem significantly. Some say the world was given a grace period of 10 years in which to react to the potentially cataclysmic effects of climate change. This publication attempts to provide information and guidance to decision makers in developing countries, both in government and the private sector.
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Highest in 650,000 years
The concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere is at its highest since the past 650,000 years, says the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Between 1979 and 2007, the level of CO2, the
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Institutions for scientic advice: Global environmental assessments and their influence in developing countries
Environmental policymaking has been equated with the art of making the right decisions based on an insufficient understanding of the underlying problems.
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Recovery of depleted ozone layer may take longer than estimated
The recovery of the depleted ozone layer may take 5-15 years more than that estimated earlier, says a recent study. It found that the regeneration of the protective layer will be pushed back from
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Whole truth
Big Antarctic ozone hole recurrs