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Parties to the Montreal Protocol make key decisions
What: Combined twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (part I) and Thirty-Second Meeting of the Parties Who: Government officials, experts and other stakeholders from the 198 parties to the Montreal...
Contingency plan for the meetings of the ozone treaties in 2021
The pandemic situation has continued into 2021, with strengthened measures being implemented in some countries to contain the increases in COVID-19 infections. Although vaccines are now available and being rolled out, it may take time before it becomes...
Women scientists protecting the ozone layer and safeguarding the environment
  To mark International Day of Women and Girls in Science, celebrated each year on 11 February, the Ozone Secretariat is delighted to showcase the tremendous work and dedication of 2 scientists working passionately for the Montreal Proto...
A tribute
Professor Paul J. Crutzen, another esteemed champion of ozone layer protection has passed at the age of 87. He was at the forefront of atmospheric research, specifically the role of ozone in the stratosphere and troposphere. In 1970 Professor...
Global CFC-11 emissions back on track
Global emissions of CFC-11, the second most abundant ozone-depleting substance controlled by the Montreal Protocol, dropped sharply from 2018 to 2019. The drop is comparable to the emission increase that occurred from 2012 to 2017, which may have resul...
Decision VC XII/1: Second part of the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention Article
To convene the second part of the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer back to back with the Thirty‑Third Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that De...
Decision XXXII/1: Interim budget for the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol for the triennium 2021–2023
Taking into account the current exceptional circumstances related to the coronavirus disease (COVID‑19) pandemic, an...
Choose to challenge on 2021 International Women’s Day
To mark International Women’s Day on 8 March 2021, we asked female delegates working for the Montreal Protocol why it is so important to have more women in positions of influence? Reflecting back on a year of unprecedented challenges, also ...
Decision VC XII/2: Financial reports and budgets for the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer
Taking note of the financial report for the Trust Fund for the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer for the fiscal year 2019,1 Recognizing that voluntary contributions, once agr...
Annex: Summaries of presentations by members of the assessments panels and the technical options committees
*A.          Final assessment by the Methyl Bromide Technical Options Committee of critical-use nominations for methyl bromide On behalf of TEAP, the Methy...