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One gas with two very different impacts on people and the environment

News 25 August 2021

Scientific Assessment Panel Co-Chair, Dr. Paul Newman, awarded the Cleveland Abbe Award

News 11 August 2021

Ozone research managers say no room for complacency on ozone layer recovery

News 29 July 2021

Parties to the Montreal Protocol continue online discussions on unexpected emissions of CFC-11 and energy efficiency

News 20 July 2021

Nairobi, 20 July 2021 – From 14-17 July 2021, parties and other stakeholders to the Montreal Protoco

Revised contingency plan for the 2021 meetings of the ozone treaties

Update: contingency plan for the 2021 meetings of the ozone treaties

News 30 June 2021

Parties to the Montreal Protocol continue online discussions on the replenishment of the Multilateral Fund

News 25 May 2021

Nairobi, 25 May 2021 – Over the course of 21, 22 and 24 May 2021, parties and other stakeholders to

Appointment of Ms. Meg Seki as Executive Secretary

News 18 May 2021

Update: Contingency plan for the meetings of the ozone treaties in 2021

News 7 April 2021

As we progress into the second quarter of 2021, it is evident that despite the increased roll-out of the various COVI

UN System Works Together to Reduce Environmental Footprint

News 30 March 2021

UNEP, in collaboration with hundreds of UN personnel from across the UN System, annually collects and analyses inform

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

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

Video 14 October 2016

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

Precious Ozone - The Climate Connection

Video 15 September 2016

This film shows the Protocol’s contribution to the protection of the climate and the greenhouse gas potential of som

Montreal Protocol and the SDGs

Video 6 July 2016

How will the Montreal Protocol contribute to delivering on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development?

Montreal Protocol Achievements

Video 27 April 2016

The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer has led to significant environmental, health and eco

Precious Ozone - The Size of it

Video 6 August 2015

Space is closer than you think.

Ozone scientist Mario Molina honoured by UN for lifetime of achievement

Video 19 November 2014

Mexico's Molina - already a Nobel laureate - was instrumental in the identification of the Antarctic ozone hole...now

Protecting Our Atmosphere for Generations to Come: 25 Years of the Montreal Protocol (full video)

Video 16 September 2014

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

Ozone Treaty’s Role in Combating Climate Change Tops Environment Ministers Meeting in Canada

Press Release 19 September 2017

Photo credit: Allan Castaneda

New ‘Ozone Heroes’ campaign celebrates efforts to protect all life on Earth

Press Release 13 September 2017

In honour of the 30^th 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

Press Release 14 July 2017

Photo credit: Jovana Rankovic

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

Information Kit (September 2010) - Fact sheets on the Montreal Protocol for journalists

Press Release 16 September 2015

Key achievement

Montreal Protocol Parties Discuss HFC Management Issues and Agree to Continue Exploring Ways Forward

Press Release 24 April 2015

Bangkok, 24 April 2015 – Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

Ozone Layer on Track to Recovery: Success Story Should Encourage Action on Climate

Press Release 10 September 2014

Nairobi/Geneva, 10 September 2014 (UNEP/WMO) - The Earth's protective ozone layer is well on track t

Record Stratospheric Ozone Loss in the Arctic in Spring of 2011

Press Release 5 April 2011

GENEVA 5 APRIL 2011 (WMO) Depletion of the ozone layer the shield that protects life on Earth fr

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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.

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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