Open AccessMontreal Protocol benefits cited
Author(s) -
Showstack Randy
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2003eo390005
Subject(s) - montreal protocol , protocol (science) , environmental science , ozone layer , consumption (sociology) , kyoto protocol , environmental protection , ozone , geography , meteorology , greenhouse gas , medicine , ecology , art , alternative medicine , pathology , biology , aesthetics
The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer has succeeded in eliminating the emission of millions of tons of ozone‐depleting chemicals per year, according to a report issued by the World Bank on 16 September. The “Montreal Protocol Status Report” notes that annual global consumption of chlorofluoro‐carbons (CFCs) plummeted from 1.1 million to 150,000 tons between 1986 and 1999. Without the protocol, CFC consumption would have reached 3 million tons in 2010 and 8 million tons in 2060, according to the report.