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Every year on 16 September, the UN celebrates the international community\u2019s success in healing the ozone layer and brings attention to what more can be done to protect the planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last century, scientists confirmed the alarming reality of a significant depletion in the ozone layer \u2013 an invisible shield of gas which surrounds the earth and protects it from the sun\u2019s UV rays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The collection of ozone-depleting substances included CFCs, or chlorofluorocarbons, which in the mid-1980s were commonly found in everyday products such as air conditioners, fridges and aerosol cans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Science led to global action. Realising that harmful UV radiation was entering the atmosphere through what was potentially a damaged ozone layer, countries made a commitment under the Vienna Convention in 1985, to do what was needed for the protection of the people and the planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Vienna Convention and its Montreal Protocol became a landmark of multilateral success,\u201d said the UN Secretary General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres in a message for this year\u2019s World Ozone Day. \u201cToday, the ozone layer is healing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Forty years ago, countries came together to take the first step in protecting the ozone layer, \u201cguided by science, united in action,\u201d the UN chief continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, adopted and signed by 28 countries on 22 March 1985, formalised universal cooperation over the protection of the fragile ozone layer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is the first treaty to be signed by every country in the world and the precursor to the Montreal Protocol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The objective of the Montreal Protocol is to monitor the global production and consumption of substances that deplete the ozone layer \u2013 and eventually eliminate them. After scientists sounded the alarm, countries, nations, and businesses came together and took action for the planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Montreal Protocol has been progressing well in both developed and developing countries with most phase-out schedules \u2013 the time given for each country to gradually stop the production of harmful substances \u2013 adhered to or even surpassed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis achievement reminds us that when nations heed the warnings of science, progress is possible,\u201d remarked Mr. Guterres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In his message, Mr. Guterres urged governments to ratify and implement the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, which commits to phase down, or reduce, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), greenhouse gases used mainly in cooling technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cImplementing the Kigali Amendment could avoid up to 0.5 degrees Celsius of warming by the end of the century,\u201d he said. \u201cPaired with energy-efficient cooling, we could double these gains.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As outlined in the Paris Agreement, countries have agreed to try and limit the rise of global temperature to 1.5 degrees Celsius.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOn this World Ozone Day, let\u2019s recommit to preserving our ozone layer and to protecting people and planet for generations to come,\u201d the UN chief said.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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