In March 1985, an international treaty, the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, was agreed. Following agreement that concrete measures were required to curb the increasing use of ozone depleting substances, the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (http://www.unep.ch/ozone/montreal.shtml) was finalised in September 1987. The Protocol has been signed by over 165 countries, including Australia. The Montreal Protocol sets out a mandatory timetable for the phase out of ozone depleting substances.
An intergovernmental document signed by many countries in 1987 (and regularly revised) which established restrictions for the manufacture and use of ozone-depleting substances in an international effort to reduce ozone depletion. (The text of the Protocol with the 1990 and 1992 amendments is available).
An international agreement limiting the production and consumption of chemicals that deplete the stratospheric ozone layer, including CFCs, Halons, HCFCs, HBFCs, methyl bromide and others. Signed in 1987, the Protocol commits Parties to take measures to protect the ozone layer by freezing, reducing or ending production and consumption of controlled substances. This agreement is the protocol to the Vienna convention.
An agreement signed in Montreal in 1987 in which signatory nations consented to limit production and consumption of ozone-damaging chemicals.
The treaty governing stratospheric ozone protection and research. The Montreal Protocol, signed in 1987, governs the end of production of ozone-depleting substances. Under the Protocol, various research groups continue to assess the ozone layer through a series of reports. In addition, the Multilateral Fund provides resources to developing nations to promote the transition to ozone-safe technologies.
An international protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer, designed to protect the stratospheric ozone layer.
The full name of this international treaty is the "Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer." This agreement was signed in Montreal, Canada, on September 16, 1987, entered into force on January 1, 1989, and subsequently amended in London (June 1990) and Copenhagen, Denmark (November 1992). It followed the signing of the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer in 1985.
the international treaty governing the protection of stratospheric ozone. The Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer and its amendments are the international treaties requiring that countries end production of ozone-depleting substances. Under the MP, several international organizations report on the science of ozone depletion, implement projects to help move away from ODS, and provide a forum for policy discussions. In addition, the Multilateral Fund provides resources to developing nations to promote the transition to ozone-safe technologies. The full text of the MP is available online.
An agreement reached in 1987 at a meeting in Montreal, Canada, whereby a number of industrialized countries pledged to freeze CFC production at 1986 levels and then gradually decrease CFC production to 50% of 1986 levels by 1999.
The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. An international agreement, under the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), which implements controls on the consumption of ozone-depleting substances. It sets the reduction and phase-out dates for ODSs. Under the MP, several international organizations report on the science of ozone depletion, implement projects to help move away from ODS, and provide a forum for policy discussions. In addition, the Multilateral Fund provides resources to developing nations to promote the transition to ozone-safe technologies. The Protocol was signed on September 16, 1987 and originally negotiated between 24 countries. The Protocol is amended from time to time. To date, over 175 countries have signed the Protocol. For further information on the Montreal Protocol, visit UNEP Ozone Secretariat.
This landmark agreement initially required a production and consumption freeze. The montreal protocal called for a stepwise reduction and eventual production phaseout of various ozone depleting substances in developed countries.
An international agreement adopted in 1987 to control the consumption and production of chemicals such as chlorofluorocarbons that destroy stratospheric ozone.
Protocol to the Vienna Convention on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer originally signed in 1987 and amended in 1990 and 1992.
Originally signed in 1987 and substantially amended in 1990 and 1992, the Montreal Protocol is an international agreement that stipulated the production and consumption of ozone depleting substances would be phased out by 2000 / 2005. Environment http://www.unep.org/ozone/Montreal-Protocol/Montreal-Protocol2000.shtml
An international environmental agreement to control chemicals that deplete the ozone layer. The protocol, which was renegotiated in June 1990, calls for a phase-out of CFCs, halons, and carbon tetrachloride by the year 2000, a phase-out of chloroform by 2005, and provides financial assistance to help developing countries make the transition from ozone-depleting substances.
Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, agreed in Montreal in 1987
An international treaty, signed in 1987, governing stratospheric ozone protection and research, and the production and use of ozone-depleting substances. It provides for the end of production of ozone-depleting substances such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs).
An international protocol dealing with substances that deplete the earth's ozone layer. Adopted by over 40 countries September 16, 1987 in Montreal, it calls for a 50 percent reduction in chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and halons from the 1986 level by 1999. Canada is committed to an 85 percent reduction by the year 2000.
The crucial first step in limiting further damage to the ozone layer in the stratosphere. The Montreal Protocol was a convention signed in 1987 by many countries to greatly reduce the production and use of CFCs which had been shown to be responsible for damage to the ozone layer. Since 1987, further amendments to the protocol have imposed even greater restrictions of the production and use of potentially damaging compounds.
on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer is an international agreement that prescribes a timetable for ending the production of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and related compounds. Begun in 1987, this unprecedented international treaty is a unique example of scientists and industry working with governments to seek a global solution to the human-caused environmental challenge of ozone depletion. After the original agreement was signed, new evidence arose proving that deeper cuts in CFC production were necessary to protect the ozone layer. The 1990 London amendments and the 1992 Copenhagen amendments sped up the halocarbon phase out and controlled several other chemicals that were not in the original agreement: methyl chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, methyl bromide, and HCFCs. The revised agreement now calls for the phaseout of CFCs to be complete by 1996. The treaty also attempts to make the phaseouts fair to developing countries by setting up a fund, paid for by developed nations, to assist developing countries in making the switch to ozone-safe chemicals.
This agreement between many foreign nations aims to reduce and eventually eliminate the emissions of man-made ozone depleting substances.
The discovery of an ozone hole over Antarctica prompted action to control the use of gases which have a destructive effect on the ozone layer. From this concern emerged the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer, signed by 24 countries in 1987. It came into force in 1989 and has since been ratified by 120 countries. The original agreement was to control and phase out the production and supply of ozone depleting chemicals, specifically CFCs ( chlorofluorocarbons) and derivatives. A meeting in 1992 was held in Copenhagen to revise the Protocol. This meeting agreed to bring forward the phase out of halons to 1994, and CFCs and other halocarbons to 1996. These targets have since been met.
Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. An international agreement made in 1987 to reduce emissions of ozone-depleting gas.
The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (1987). An international agreement, signed by most of the industrialized nations, to substantially reduce the use of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). Signed in January 1989, the original document called for a 50-percent reduction in CFC use by 1992 relative to 1986 levels. The subsequent London Agreement called for a complete elimination of CFC use by 2000. The Copenhagen Agreement, which called for a complete phaseout by January 1, 1996, was implemented by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
An international treaty signed in 1987 that limits production of chlorofluorocarbons.
Treaty signed in 1987 by 24 nations to cut the emissions of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) into the atmosphere. Since 1987 the treaty has been amended to quicken the reduction in CFC production and use.
The Montreal Protocol signed in 1987 governs the production and use of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). All CFC emissions deplete the ozone layer. In an interim period, production of CFCs is only permitted for use in medical aerosols. CFCs are expected to be banned completely from 2005 onward.
Treaty, signed in 1987, governs stratospheric ozone protection and research, and the production and use of ozone-depleting substances. It provides for the end of production of ozone-depleting substances such as CFCS. Under the Protocol, various research groups continue to assess the ozone layer. The Multilateral Fund provides resources to developing nations to promote the transition to ozone-safe technologies.