September 19, 2024 10:44 am
September 16 commemorates the date of the signing of the Montreal Protocol, critical for preservation of the Ozone Layer. Facts about ozone, different layers of the Earth's atmosphere, effects of ozone depletion, Kigali Agreement and more — here's all that you must know.
February 12, 2023 2:19 pm
Destruction of the ozone layer became a major international issue in 1985 when the “ozone hole” was discovered over Antarctica.
August 19, 2021 11:25 am
The Kigali Amendment, named after the Rwadan capital where it was negotiated, enables the phase-out of hydroflurocarbons, a set of chemicals notorious for their capacity to warm the planet.
April 20, 2015 2:44 am
India submitted its proposal for amending the Montreal Protocol to bring HFCs within its ambit.
April 18, 2015 5:10 am
Used in fridges, ACs; HFCs cause global warming
September 29, 2013 2:01 am
The Montreal Convention expects HFCs to be phased out by 2020 for developed nations and 2030 for developing nations.
May 17, 2011 11:48 am
The team is the first to detect a recovery in baseline average springtime ozone levels.