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    Kigali Amendment implementation begins

    The world has taken an important step on the road to drastically reduce the production and consumption of powerful greenhouse gasses known as hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and limit global warming, with the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol coming into force on 1st January 2019.

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    Ozone treaties carbon neutral for fourth straight year

    The Ozone Secretariat has once again demonstrated its commitment to climate action by making its operations carbon neutral for the fourth consecutive year.

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    Montreal Protocol closes annual meeting with new mandates

    Delegates representing nearly 150 parties to the Montreal Protocol concluded their 30th Meeting of the Parties here with the unanimous adoption of a sweeping decision intended to strengthen enforcement mechanisms of this accord in response to an unexpected rise in global emissions of the banned chemical trichlorofluoromethane or CFC-11.

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Ozone progress around the world

The Montreal Protocol was the first treaty in history to achieve universal ratification, making it a model for global cooperation. Click a country to see their current progress and then visit country profiles for an in-depth picture.

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