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The Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer
When did we realize ozone depletion was an issue, and how did we fix it? By 1985, the globe had already seen advancements in the scientific understanding of ozone depletion and its impacts on human health and the environment. It was then that the Vienn...
The 1987 Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
The Copenhagen Amendment (1992): The amendment to the Montreal Protocol agreed by the Fourth Meeting of the Parties (Copenhagen, 23-25 November 1992)
[Source: Annex III of the report of the Fourth Meeting of the Parties. The amendment entered into force on 14 June 1994.] ARTICLE 1: AMENDMENT A. Article 1, paragraph 4 In paragraph 4 of Ar...
The London Amendment (1990): The amendment to the Montreal Protocol agreed by the Second Meeting of the Parties (London, 27-29 June 1990)
[Source: Annex II of the report of the Second Meeting of the Parties. The amendment entered into force on 10 August 1992.] ARTICLE 1: AMENDMENT A. Preambular paragraphs ...
The Montreal Amendment (1997): The amendment to the Montreal Protocol agreed by the Ninth Meeting of the Parties (Montreal, 15-17 September 1997)
[Source: Annex IV of the report of the Ninth Meeting of the Parties The amendment entered into force on 10 November 1999.] ARTICLE 1: AMENDMENT A. Article 4, paragraph 1 qua.   The fo...
The Beijing Amendment (1999): The amendment to the Montreal Protocol agreed by the Eleventh Meeting of the Parties (Beijing, 29 November - 3 December 1999)
[Source: Annex V of the report of the Eleventh Meeting of the Parties. The amendment entered into force on 25 February 2002.] Article 1: Amendment A. Article 2, paragraph 5 In...
The Kigali Amendment (2016): The amendment to the Montreal Protocol agreed by the Twenty-Eighth Meeting of the Parties (Kigali, 10-15 October 2016)
[Source: Annex I of the report of the Twenty-Eighth Meeting of the Parties.The amendment will enter into force on 1 January 2019.]* Article I: AmendmentArticl...
The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer is a global agreement to protect the Earth’s ozone layer by phasing out the chemicals that deplete it. This phase-out plan includes both the production and consumption of ozone-depletin...