Montreal Protocol
Legislation
Governments promise to join forces to stamp out use of banned pollutant following discovery of underground use in China
12 November 2018
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Climate change
Latest assessment of the state of the ozone layer suggests it is on track to be fully repaired by the 2060s
06 November 2018
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Politics
Illegal production of CFC-11 in China has a climate impact equivalent to 16-20 coal power plants, the Environmental Investigation Agency estimates
25 June 2018
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Legislation
UK becomes one of the first countries in the world to fully ratify amendment to Montreal Protocol extending crackdown on HFCs to cooling technologies
15 November 2017
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Legislation
In drive to rid fridges and other products of harmful greenhouse gases, retailers must not lose focus on delivering energy efficiency, engineering firm Emerson advises
10 October 2017
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Risk
The restoration of the ozone hole, which blocks harmful radiation, will be delayed by decades if fast-rising emissions of dichloromethane are not curbed
28 June 2017
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