Ever-evolving Montreal Protocol a model for environmental treaties

Mongabay
May 12, 2021, 12:48 pm320 pts
In the early 1970s, scientists first discovered that chlorofluorocarbon (CFC), coolants used in refrigeration and foam production, had the potential to destroy ozone in the upper atmosphere, with devastating consequences. The ozone layer acts as a shield to protect life on Earth from the sun’s damaging…

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