Open AccessCFC phase out
Author(s) -
Showstack Randy
Publication year - 1999
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 - 10.1029/99eo00407
Subject(s) - montreal protocol , ozone layer , beijing , china , ozone , protocol (science) , environmental science , ozone depletion , business , kyoto protocol , environmental protection , meteorology , political science , geography , greenhouse gas , medicine , law , ecology , biology , alternative medicine , pathology
The latest meeting of governmental parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer took measures to further restrict chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), hydrochloro‐fluorocarbons (HCFCs) developed as a replacement for CFCs but also harmful to the stratospheric ozone layer, and other ozone‐depleting chemicals. At the meeting, held in Beijing, China in early December, the parties agreed to provide $440 million in new contributions to the Protocol's Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol (MFMP), which encourages reducing the production and use of ozone‐depleting chemicals and supports adopting ozonefriendly technologies. The fund has spent more than $1 billion since 1991.