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In honour of World Ozone Day 2020 please see below some links for useful workbooks explaining ozone depletion, its effects and how we can protect the ozone layer.
MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY
FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE OZONE LAYER
16 September 2020
There are few global agreements as successful as the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer. Today, on World Ozone Day, we celebrate 35 years of this convention, which was the first step in fixing the hole in the planet's ozone layer.
Gases used in aerosols and cooling appliances were causing this hole. Under the convention's Montreal Protocol, governments, scientists and industry cooperated and have so far replaced 99 per cent of these gases. The ozone layer is now healing, safeguarding human and ecosystem health.
But the work of the Montreal Protocol is not over. Through the Protocol's Kigali Amendment, the international community is finding alternatives for coolants that contribute to the growing menace of climate disruption. If fully implemented, the Kigali Amendment can prevent 0.4 degrees Celsius of global warming. I congratulate the 100 Parties that have been leading by example.
As we look ahead to global recovery from the social and economic devastation caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, we must commit to building stronger and more resilient societies. It is imperative that we put our efforts and investments into tackling climate change and protecting nature and the ecosystems that sustain us.
The ozone treaties stand out as inspiring examples that show that, where political will prevails, there is little limit to what we can achieve in common cause. Let us take encouragement from how we have worked together to preserve the ozone layer and apply the same will to healing the planet and forging a brighter and more equitable future for all humanity.
Did You Know........ 35 years ago, scientists discovered that
manmade chemicals had caused a massive hole to form in the ozone layer,
threatening life as we know it. The world acted as one and adopted the Vienna
Convention that led to the Montreal Protocol to ban ozone depleting substances.
Today the ozone layer is healing and expected to return to pre-1980s levels by
2060.
See how you can
help: https://ozone.unep.org/what-you-can-do
On this World Ozone Day we remember that thanks to the Vienna Convention and Montreal
Protocol the ozone hole is expected to
gradually close, with ozone returning to pre-1980 values by the 2060s.
See how you can help: https://ozone.unep.org/what-you-can-do
So, when scientists working in the late 1970s discovered that humanity was creating a hole in this protective shield, they raised the alarm. The hole – caused by ozone-depleting gases (ODSs) used in aerosols and cooling, such as refrigerators and air-conditioners – was threatening to increase cases of skin cancer and cataracts, and damage plants, crops, and ecosystems.
The global response was decisive. In 1985, the world’s governments adopted the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer. Under the Convention’s Montreal Protocol, governments, scientists and industry worked together to cut out 99 per cent of all ozone-depleting substances. Thanks to the Montreal Protocol, the ozone layer is healing and expected to return to pre-1980 values by mid-century. In support of the Protocol, the Kigali Amendment, which came into force in 2019, will work towards reducing hydrofluorocarbon (HFCs), greenhouse gases with powerful climate warming potential and damaging to the environment.
World Ozone Day, held on September 16, celebrates this achievement. It shows that collective decisions and action, guided by science, are the only way to solve major global crises. In this year of the coronavirus pandemic that has brought such social and economic hardship, the ozone treaties’ message of working together in harmony and for the collective good is more important than ever. The slogan of the day, ‘Ozone for life’, reminds us that not only is ozone crucial for life on Earth, but that we must continue to protect the ozone layer for future generations
https://ozone.unep.org/ozone-day/ozone-life-35-years-ozone-layer-protection
Most medicines, especially vaccines, have to be kept cool during transport, storage and the inoculation, or they can become ineffective. Essential parts of sustainable cold chains are natural refrigerants that do not harm the ozone layer or the climate. Learn more in this GIZ Video.
Ever thought about how fresh food gets to your plate from its source in nature? It has to stay cool, or it will perish. Essential parts of sustainable cold chains are natural refrigerants that do not harm the ozone layer or the climate. See a Video by GIZ in the link below.
