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Montreal Protocol delegates meet again in person for the Thirty-Fourth Meeting of the Parties
Press Release 8 November 2022

MONTREAL 7 NOVEMBER 2022 - Parties and other stakeholders convened for the Thirty-Fourth Meeting of

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Ozone layer recovery on track despite large annual hole
News 28 October 2022

The annual Antarctic ozone hole reached an average area of 8.9 million square miles (23.1 million square kilometers)

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Scientific Assessment of ozone Depletion: 2022
Featured 1 October 2022

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36 winners awarded for Asia-Pacific Ozone2Climate Art Contest
Featured 16 September 2022

On the occasion of World Ozone Day – 16 September – which commemorates the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deple

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Protecting the Ozone Layer - 35th Anniversary Edition
Featured 15 September 2022

International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, 16 September, as designated by the United Nations General

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Video 15 September 2022
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Thirty-five years of successful ozone layer and climate protection
Press Release 14 September 2022

Montreal Protocol: Global cooperation protecting life on earth

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Scientific article suggesting new metric to measure ozone layer recovery
Featured 13 September 2022

An article on a new tool to measure ozone recovery has been published in

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Specific uses of controlled substances
Featured 12 September 2022

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World Ozone Day 2020 – Ozone for life!
Video 1 September 2020

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Spotlight on the vital work carried out by the Assessment Panels
Video 8 November 2019

World Ozone Day 2019 - 32 years and healing
World Ozone Day 2019 - 32 years and healing
Video 1 September 2019

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How the Kigali Amendment reduces climate change
Video 3 January 2019

Be cool and save the ozone layer
Be cool and save the ozone layer
Video 4 September 2018

In 2017, the ozone hole's annual maximum set a record -- the smallest it's been since 1988
In 2017, the ozone hole's annual maximum set a record -- the smallest it's been since 1988
Video 2 November 2017

This year, the ozone hole's annual maximum set a record -- the smallest it's been since 1988.

Montreal Protocol 30th anniversary
Montreal Protocol 30th anniversary
Video 15 September 2017

Made on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Montreal Protocol

UN Secretary General: 30th Anniversary of Montreal Protocol
UN Secretary General: 30th Anniversary of Montreal Protocol
Video 12 September 2017

Made on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Montreal Protocol

The Hole - A film on the Montreal Protocol, narrated by Sir David Attenborough
The Hole - A film on the Montreal Protocol, narrated by Sir David Attenborough
Video 14 October 2016

Sir David Attenborough narrates the extraordinary history of the Montreal Protocol to raise awareness of the 28th Mee

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Montreal Protocol closes annual meeting with new mandates
Press Release 12 November 2018

Assessment reveals healing ozone
Assessment reveals healing ozone, untapped potential for climate action
Press Release 8 November 2018

Update, 1 Februrary 2019 - The full report of the 2018 Quadrennial Assessment of Ozone Depletion has

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Increased research and observation crucial to efforts to continue to protect the ozone layer and climate
Press Release 10 October 2018

Top ozone experts from around the world highlighted the need for increased research and observations to inform policy

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UN Environment Statement on CFC Emissions
Press Release 6 May 2018
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    Countries begin preparing for implementation of the Kigali Amendment
    Press Release 10 October 2017
    At their 39th meeting in Bangkok from 11 to 14 July, the Open-Ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol
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    Ozone Treaty’s Role in Combating Climate Change Tops Environment Ministers Meeting in Canada
    Press Release 19 September 2017

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    New ‘Ozone Heroes’ campaign celebrates efforts to protect all life on Earth
    Press Release 13 September 2017

    In honour of the 30th anniversary of the landmark Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone L

    Countries to Continue Efforts to Control Greenhouse Gases under the Montreal Protocol
    Countries to Continue Efforts to Control Greenhouse Gases under the Montreal Protocol
    Press Release 14 July 2017

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    Countries Set to Start Working on the Dubai Pathway to Reduce HFCs under the Montreal Protocol
    Countries Set to Start Working on the Dubai Pathway to Reduce HFCs under the Montreal Protocol
    Press Release 14 April 2016

    Who: Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

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    Montreal protocol progress
    Kigali Amendment

    The Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol entered into force on 1 January 2019 after the threshold for the agreement to enter into force was met on 17 November 2017, when it was ratified by 20 parties.

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    Greening the blue
    Working towards climate neutrality

    The Ozone Secretariat is part of the UN’s “Greening the Blue” efforts to move towards climate neutrality. The Secretariat works towards climate neutrality by measuring the carbon footprint of Vienna Convention and Montreal Protocol meetings ...

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    World Ozone Day

    2022

    2022

    Montreal Protocol - Global cooperation protecting life on earth

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    2021

    2021

    Montreal Protocol - Keeping us, our food and vaccines cool

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    2020

    2020

    Ozone for life: 35 years of ozone layer protection

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    2019

    2019

    32 years and healing

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    2018

    2018

    Keep cool and carry on

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    2017

    2017

    30th anniversary of the Montreal Protocol: we are all ozone heroes

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    2016

    2016

    Ozone and climate: restored by a world united

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    2015

    2015

    Precious ozone: 30th anniversary of the Vienna Convention and international ozone day 2015

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    2006 - 2014

    2006 - 2014

    Earlier celebrations of international ozone day

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