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-depleting substances. The landmark agreement was signed in 1987 and entered into force in 1989.

The parties to the Protocol meet once a year to make decisions aimed at ensuring the successful implementation of the agreement. These include adjusting or amending the Protocol, which has been done six times since its creation. The most recent amendment, the Kigali Amendment, called for the phase-down of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in 2016. These HFCs were used as replacements for a batch of ozone-depleting substances eliminated by the original Montreal Protocol. Although they do not deplete the ozone layer, they are known to be powerful greenhouse gases and, thus, contributors to climate change.

The Montreal Protocol provided a set of practical, actionable tasks that were universally agreed on. The Protocol has successfully met its objectives thus far and continues to safeguard the ozone layer today. Thanks to the collaborative effort of nations around the world, the ozone layer is well on its way to recovery.

Annex II: Trust Fund for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer: Scale of contributions by the parties for 2014 based on the United Nations scale of assessments

(General Assembly resolution 67/238, with a maximum assessment rate of 22 per cent)

(United States dollars)

  Party United Nations scale of assessment for 2013-2015   Adjusted United Nations scale to exclude non‑contributors   Adjusted United Nations scale with 22 per cent maximum assessment rate considered   2014 contributions by parties   Indicative 2015 contributions by parties
1 Afghanistan 0.005   0.000   0.000   —   —
2 Albania 0.010   0.000   0.000   —   —
3 Algeria 0.137   0.137   0.137   5 840   5 840
4 Andorra 0.008   0.000   0.000   —   —
5 Angola 0.010   0.000   0.000   —   —
6 Antigua and Barbuda 0.002   0.000   0.000   —   —
7 Argentina 0.432   0.432   0.431   18 416   18 416
8 Armenia 0.007   0.000   0.000   0   0
9 Australia 2.074   2.074   2.067   88 412   88 412
10 Austria 0.798   0.798   0.795   34 018   34 018
11 Azerbaijan 0.040   0.000   0.000   —   —
12 Bahamas 0.017   0.000   0.000   —   —
13 Bahrain 0.039   0.000   0.000   —   —
14 Bangladesh 0.010   0.000   0.000   —   —
15 Barbados 0.008   0.000   0.000   —   —
16 Belarus 0.056   0.000   0.000   —   —
17 Belgium 0.998   0.998   0.995   42 543   42 543
18 Belize 0.001   0.000   0.000   —   —
19 Benin 0.003   0.000   0.000   —   —
20 Bhutan 0.001   0.000   0.000   —   —
21 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.009   0.000   0.000   —   —
22 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.017   0.000   0.000   —   —
23 Botswana 0.017   0.000   0.000   —   —
24 Brazil 2.934   2.934   2.924   125 072   125 072
25 Brunei Darussalam 0.026   0.000   0.000   —   —
26 Bulgaria 0.047   0.000   0.000   —   —
27 Burkina Faso 0.003   0.000   0.000   —   —
28 Burundi 0.001   0.000   0.000   —   —
29 Cambodia 0.004   0.000   0.000   —   —
30 Cameroon 0.012   0.000   0.000   —   —
31 Canada 2.984   2.984   2.974   127 204   127 204
32 Verde 0.001   0.000   0.000   —   —
33 Central African Republic 0.001   0.000   0.000   —   —
34 Chad 0.002   0.000   0.000   —   —
35 Chile 0.334   0.334   0.333   14 238   14 238
36 China 5.148   5.148   5.131   219 452   219 452
37 Colombia 0.259   0.259   0.258   11 041   11 041
38 Comoros 0.001   0.000   0.000   —   —
39 Congo 0.005   0.000   0.000   —   —
40 Cook Islands -   0.000   0.000   —   —
41 Costa Rica 0.038   0.000   0.000   —   —
42 Cte d’Ivoire 0.011   0.000   0.000   —   —
43 Croatia 0.126   0.126   0.126   5 371   5 371
44 Cuba 0.069   0.000   0.000   —   —
45 Cyprus 0.047   0.000   0.000   —   —
46 Czech Republic 0.386   0.386   0.385   16 455   16 455
47 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 0.006   0.000   0.000   —   —
48 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.003   0.000   0.000   —   —
49 Denmark 0.675   0.675   0.673   28 774   28 774
50 Djibouti 0.001   0.000   0.000   —   —
51 Dominica 0.001   0.000   0.000   —   —
52 Dominican Republic 0.045   0.000   0.000   —   —
53 Ecuador 0.044   0.000   0.000   —   —
54 Egypt 0.134   0.134   0.134   5 712   5 712
55 El Salvador 0.016   0.000   0.000   —   —
56 Equatorial Guinea 0.010   0.000   0.000   —   —
57 Eritrea 0.001   0.000   0.000   —   —
58 Estonia 0.040   0.000   0.000   —   —
59 Ethiopia 0.010   0.000   0.000   —   —
60 European Union 2.500   2.500   2.492   106 572   106 572
61 Fiji 0.003   0.000   0.000   —   —
62 Finland 0.519   0.519   0.517   22 124   22 124
63 France 5.593   5.593   5.575   238 422   238 422
64 Gabon 0.020   0.000   0.000   —   —
65 Gambia 0.001   0.000   0.000   —   —
66 Georgia 0.007   0.000   0.000   —   —
67 Germany 7.141   7.141   7.118   304 411   304 411
68 Ghana 0.014   0.000   0.000   —   —
69 Greece 0.638   0.638   0.636   27 197   27 197
70 Grenada 0.001   0.000   0.000   —   —
71 Guatemala 0.027   0.000   0.000   —   —
72 Guinea 0.001   0.000   0.000   —   —
73 Guinea-Bissau 0.001   0.000   0.000   —   —
74 Guyana 0.001   0.000   0.000   —   —
75 Haiti 0.003   0.000   0.000   —   —
76 Holy See 0.001   0.000   0.000   —   —
77 Honduras 0.008   0.000   0.000   —   —
78 Hungary 0.266   0.266   0.265   11 339   11 339
79 Iceland 0.027   0.000   0.000   —   —
80 India 0.666   0.666   0.664   28 391   28 391
81 Indonesia 0.346   0.346   0.345   14 750   14 750
82 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.356   0.356   0.355   15 176   15 176
83 Iraq 0.068   0.000   0.000   —   —
84 Ireland 0.418   0.418   0.417   17 819   17 819
85 Israel 0.396   0.396   0.395   16 881   16 881
86 Italy 4.448   4.448   4.433   189 612   189 612
87 Jamaica 0.011   0.000   0.000   —   —
88 Japan 10.833   10.833   10.797   461 796   461 796
89 Jordan 0.022   0.000   0.000   —   —
90 Kazakhstan 0.121   0.121   0.121   5 158   5 158
91 Kenya 0.013   0.000   0.000   —   —
92 Kiribati 0.001   0.000   0.000   —   —
93 Kuwait 0.273   0.273   0.272   11 638   11 638
94 Kyrgyzstan 0.002   0.000   0.000   —   —
95 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 0.002   0.000   0.000   —   —
96 Latvia 0.047   0.000   0.000   —   —
97 Lebanon 0.042   0.000   0.000   —   —
98 Lesotho 0.001   0.000   0.000   —   —
99 Liberia 0.001   0.000   0.000   —   —
100 Libya 0.142   0.142   0.142   6 053   6 053
101 Liechtenstein 0.009   0.000   0.000   —   —
102 Lithuania 0.073   0.000   0.000   —   —
103 Luxembourg 0.081   0.000   0.000   —   —
104 Madagascar 0.003   0.000   0.000   —   —
105 Malawi 0.002   0.000   0.000   —   —
106 Malaysia 0.281   0.281   0.280   11 979   11 979
107 Maldives 0.001   0.000   0.000   —   —
108 Mali 0.004   0.000   0.000   —   —
109 Malta 0.016   0.000   0.000   —   —
110 Marshall Islands 0.001   0.000   0.000   —   —
111 Mauritania 0.002   0.000   0.000   —   —
112 Mauritius 0.013   0.000   0.000   —   —
113 Mexico 1.842   1.842   1.836   78 522   78 522
114 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.001   0.000   0.000   —   —
115 Monaco 0.012   0.000   0.000   —   —
116 Mongolia 0.003   0.000   0.000   —   —
117 Montenegro 0.005   0.000   0.000   —   —
118 Morocco 0.062   0.000   0.000   —   —
119 Mozambique 0.003   0.000   0.000   —   —
120 Myanmar 0.010   0.000   0.000   —   —
121 Namibia 0.010   0.000   0.000   —   —
122 Nauru 0.001   0.000   0.000   —   —
123 Nepal 0.006   0.000   0.000   —   —
124 Netherlands 1.654   1.654   1.649   70 508   70 508
125 New Zealand 0.253   0.253   0.252   10 785   10 785
126 Nicaragua 0.003   0.000   0.000   —   —
127 Niger 0.002   0.000   0.000   —   —
128 Nigeria 0.090   0.000   0.000   —   —
129 Niue -   0.000   0.000   —   —
130 Norway 0.851   0.851   0.848   36 277   36 277
131 Oman 0.102   0.102   0.102   4 348   4 348
132 Pakistan 0.085   0.000   0.000   —   —
133 Palau 0.001   0.000   0.000   —   —
134 Panama 0.026   0.000   0.000   —   —
135 Papua New Guinea 0.004   0.000   0.000   —   —
136 Paraguay 0.010   0.000   0.000   —   —
137 Peru 0.117   0.117   0.117   4 988   4 988
138 Philippines 0.154   0.154   0.153   6 565   6 565
139 Poland 0.921   0.921   0.918   39 261   39 261
140 Portugal 0.474   0.474   0.472   20 206   20 206
141 Qatar 0.209   0.209   0.208   8 909   8 909
142 Republic of Korea 1.994   1.994   1.987   85 002   85 002
143 Republic of Moldova 0.003   0.000   0.000   —   —
144 Romania 0.226   0.226   0.225   9 634   9 634
145 Russian Federation 2.438   2.438   2.430   103 929   103 929
146 Rwanda 0.002   0.000   0.000   —   —
147 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.001   0.000   0.000   —   —
148 Saint Lucia 0.001   0.000   0.000   —   —
149 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.001   0.000   0.000   —   —
150 Samoa 0.001   0.000   0.000   —   —
151 San Marino 0.003   0.000   0.000   —   —
152 Sao Tome and Principe 0.001   0.000   0.000   —   —
153 Saudi Arabia 0.864   0.864   0.861   36 831   36 831
154 Senegal 0.006   0.000   0.000   —   —
155 Serbia 0.040   0.000   0.000   —   —
156 Seychelles 0.001   0.000   0.000   —   —
157 Sierra Leone 0.001   0.000   0.000   —   —
158 Singapore 0.384   0.384   0.383   16 369   16 369
159 Slovakia 0.171   0.171   0.170   7 290   7 290
160 Slovenia 0.100   0.000   0.000   —   —
161 Solomon Islands 0.001   0.000   0.000   —   —
162 Somalia 0.001   0.000   0.000   —   —
163 South Africa 0.372   0.372   0.371   15 858   15 858
164 South Sudan 0.004   0.000   0.000   —   —
165 Spain 2.973   2.973   2.963   126 735   126 735
166 Sri Lanka 0.025   0.000   0.000   —   —
167 Sudan 0.010   0.000   0.000   —   —
168 Suriname 0.004   0.000   0.000   —   —
169 Swaziland 0.003   0.000   0.000   —   —
170 Sweden 0.960   0.960   0.957   40 924   40 924
171 Switzerland 1.047   1.047   1.044   44 632   44 632
172 Syrian Arab Republic 0.036   0.000   0.000   —   —
173 Tajikistan 0.003   0.000   0.000   —   —
174 Thailand 0.239   0.239   0.238   10 188   10 188
175 The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 0.008   0.000   0.000   —   —
176 Timor-Leste 0.002   0.000   0.000   —   —
177 Togo 0.001   0.000   0.000   —   —
178 Tonga 0.001   0.000   0.000   —   —
179 Trinidad and Tobago 0.044   0.000   0.000   —   —
180 Tunisia 0.036   0.000   0.000   —   —
181 Turkey 1.328   1.328   1.324   56 611   56 611
182 Turkmenistan 0.019   0.000   0.000   —   —
183 Tuvalu 0.001   0.000   0.000   —   —
184 Uganda 0.006   0.000   0.000   —   —
185 Ukraine 0.099   0.000   0.000   —   —
186 United Arab Emirates 0.595   0.595   0.593   25 364   25 364
187 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5.179   5.179   5.162   220 774   220 774
188 United Republic of Tanzania 0.009   0.000   0.000   —   —
189 United States of America 22.000   22.000   21.928   937 830   937 830
190 Uruguay 0.052   0.000   0.000   —   —
191 Uzbekistan 0.015   0.000   0.000   —   —
192 Vanuatu 0.001   0.000   0.000   —   —
193 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.627   0.627   0.625   26 728   26 728
194 Viet Nam 0.042   0.000   0.000   —   —
195 Yemen 0.010   0.000   0.000   —   —
196 Zambia 0.006   0.000   0.000   —   —
197 Zimbabwe 0.002   0.000   0.000   —   —
  Total 102.501   100.330   100.000   4 276 933   4 276 933