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#6461International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
16 September 2024, Nairobi, Kenya
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#6298International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
16 September 2023, Nairobi, Kenya
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#6357Meeting
#6228International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
16 September 2022, Nairobi, Kenya
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#1338972022-03-31
Ozone may be heating the planet more than we realize
Ozone may be weakening one of the Earth's most important cooling mechanisms, making it a more significant greenhouse gas than previously thought, research has found.
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#1325142022-01-14
Copper-based chemicals may be contributing to ozone depletion
Copper released into the environment from fungicides, brake pads, antifouling paints on boats and other sources may be contributing significantly to stratospheric ozone depletion, according to a new study from the University of California, Berkeley.
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#1312412021-10-28
Antarctic ozone hole is 13th largest on record and expected to persist into November
The 2021 Antarctic ozone hole reached its maximum area on October 7 and ranks 13th largest since 1979, scientists from NOAA and NASA reported today. This year's ozone hole developed similarly to last year's:
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#1310292021-10-21
Multilateral Environmental Agreements on Chemicals and Waste, Ozone Depletion and Biodiversity
Trinidad and Tobago is leading the way in providing solutions to global environmental issues through multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs)
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#6085International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
16 September 2021, Nairobi, Kenya
News Headlines
#1298752021-08-10
Examining the intricacies of ozone removal by deciduous forests
Ozone plays a vital role in Earth's climate system. In the stratosphere, which begins about six miles (9.7 kilometers) off the ground, ozone protects the planet from harmful ultraviolet radiation. Lower in the atmosphere, however, the molecule is an air pollutant injurious to both humans and pla ...
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#5998News Headlines
#1287302021-05-20
Anthropogenic-source nitrogen dominates in precipitation nitrate
Since the Industrial Revolution, human activities have increased the emission of nitrogen oxides (NOx). NOx can promote the generation of ozone and particle matters, and increase nitrogen deposition in the atmosphere.
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#1282472021-04-26
Ozone pollution in Germany falls thanks to lower nitrogen oxide emissions
Summer is the ozone season: The harmful gas forms at ground level on hot, sunny days. In recent years, however, the rise in ozone levels over the summer months has not been as pronounced in Germany as it was previously. According to a new study, this is primarily due to a reduction in nitrogen o ...
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#1281592021-04-21
Four in 10 Americans live in counties with unhealthy air pollution levels
New research from the American Lung Association find that more than four in 10 people – a whopping 135 million in the US – live in counties with unhealthy levels of particle or ozone pollution.
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#1270882021-02-15
At 50, the UN Environment Programme must lead again
Almost 50 years ago, as the grim extent of human damage to the biosphere became apparent, diplomats created what became the United Nations Environment Programme. UNEP is best known for its leadership in shrinking the ozone hole and for co-founding the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change; i ...
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#1267652021-01-29
Sources of new ozone-damaging HCFCs traced back to origins
An international team of researchers has located the source of recently discovered ozone damaging HCFCs in the atmosphere. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the group describes using new tools in addition to those used by members of the Montreal Protoco ...
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#1263962020-12-21
How the US Clean Air Act saved 1.5 billion birds in 50 years
The improved air quality and reduced ozone pollution that followed the 1970 passage of the US Clean Air Act and later amendments have saved the lives of 1.5 billion birds across the continent, according to new research.
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#1262822020-12-16
Climate change is making air pollution worse in Korea
Researchers have found a link between hot and dry weather and air pollution in Korea. Over the past few decades, East Asia has seen a marked decline in air quality, particularly in terms of ground-level ozone pollution.
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#1260002020-12-03
Antarctic place names recognise 'modern explorers'
Antarctica is getting 28 new place names to recognise British individuals who've made a major contribution to advancing science in the polar regions. The list includes Jonathan Shanklin, co-discoverer of the ozone hole, and Alastair Fothergill, whose BBC films such as Frozen Planet have widened ...
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#5879Meeting
#5979International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer 2020
16 September 2020, Nairobi, Kenya
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#1252592020-04-28
Largest hole in ozone layer above Arctic closes: How it happened and what it means
The polar vortex led to the concentration of excessive ozone-depleting substances that combined with the extreme cold leading to the creation of this large hole in the Ozone layer over the North Pole.
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#1252282020-04-22
Scientists solve air quality puzzle: Why does ozone linger long after its ban?
When high in the atmosphere, ozone protects Earth from harmful solar radiation—but ozone at ground level is a significant pollutant. Exposure to high concentrations of ground-level ozone aggravates respiratory illnesses, thus exacerbating the negative health effects of heat and contributing to t ...
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#1249162020-03-30
Ozone Layer Is Recovering, Thanks To Climate Change Treaty Signed Over 30 Years Ago, Finds Study
Earth’s ozone layer, responsible for protecting the planet from Sun’s ultraviolet rays, has been healing and might even fully recover, a recent study has revealed. The study, published in the science journal Nature, said that the recovering ozone hole might have been a result of the 1987 Montrea ...
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#1240392020-01-30
New method to investigate the impact of climate change on ozone levels
The oxygen in the air that we breathe is O2. Two oxygen atoms joined together to form a diatomic molecule. It is essential to life. However, there is another form of oxygen where three oxygen atoms join together to make an O3 molecule. We call this triatomic oxygen, ozone.
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#1239242020-01-23
Closing the Ozone Hole Helped Slow Arctic Warming
The international treaty that saved the Earth’s ozone layer is often considered one of the most successful environmental efforts in history. Now there’s evidence it did more than just preserve a critical shield for the planet.
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#588031st Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MOP 31)
4 - 8 November 2019, Rome, Italy
News Headlines
#1224462019-10-01
Study finds rising ozone a hidden threat to corn
Like atmospheric methane and carbon dioxide, ground-level ozone is on the rise. But ozone, a noxious chemical byproduct of fossil fuel combustion, has received relatively little attention as a potential threat to corn agriculture.
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#5858International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
16 September 2019, Nairobi, Kenya
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#587841st Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol (OEWG 41) - Ozone Secretariat
1 - 5 July 2019, TBA, Thailand
News Headlines
#1207142019-04-10
Study shows green roofs could reduce indoor air pollution
Green roofs – roofs that are planted with vegetation—may improve the indoor air quality of commercial buildings by cutting the amount of ozone coming into the buildings from the outside, according to new research from Portland State University.
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#1207162019-04-10
How severe drought influences ozone pollution
From 2011 to 2015, California experienced its worst drought on record, with a parching combination of high temperatures and low precipitation. Drought conditions can have complicated effects on ozone air quality, so to better understand the process, researchers have analyzed data from two ozone- ...
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#1193762019-01-15
Fixing the environment: when solutions become problems
In a world where climate change, air and water pollution, biodiversity loss, water scarcity, ozone depletion, and other environmental problems overlap, a fix in one arena can cause trouble in another.
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#1188232018-11-07
Ozone: The Earth's protective shield is repairing
The ozone layer, which protects us from ultraviolet light, looks to be successfully healing after gaping holes were discovered in the 1980s. The Northern Hemisphere could be fully fixed by the 2030s and Antarctica by the 2060s.
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#5793International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer 2018
16 September 2018, Nairobi, Kenya
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#563959th Meeting of the Implementation Committee Under the Non-Compliance Procedure of the Montreal Protocol (UNEP Ozone Secretariat)
18 November 2017, Montreal, Canada
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#5630International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer 2017
16 September 2017, Nairobi, Kenya
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#549727th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
1 - 5 November 2015, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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#5463International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
16 September 2015, Nairobi, Kenya
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#549636th Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
20 - 24 July 2015, Paris, France
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#549535th Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
22 - 24 April 2015, Bangkok, Thailand
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#5369International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
16 September 2014
Meeting Document
#992872014-05-23
UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/18/INF/17
Biodiversity and Ground-Level Ozone
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#5209International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
16 September 2013, Mulitple Venues
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#5152International Ozone Save Day
14 September 2012, Satara Maharastra, India
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#500432nd Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
23 - 27 July 2012, Bangkok, Thailand
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#476531st Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
1 - 5 August 2011, Bangkok, Thailand
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#4123Participation in the Celebration for the World Ozone day
16 September 2010, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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#3323First Meeting of the Bureau of the 21st Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
7 November 2009, Port Ghalib, Egypt
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#303621st Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
4 - 8 November 2009, Port Ghalib, Egypt