What is the Montreal protocol ?
The Montreal Protocol on Substance that Deplete the Ozone Layer is an international agreement which regulates the production and consumption of ozone-depleting substances. Since its inception in 1989, the Montreal Protocol has been ratified by over 180 countries and has been amended four times. For more information on the Montreal Protocol and its subsequent amendments, visit the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Ozone Secretariat.
In 1986, the Montreal Protocol regulated substances that deplete the ozone layer and this landmark environmental agreement between politicians, regulators, scientists, NGOs and industry that resulted in the phase-out of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and other ozone depleting products which included some chlorinated solvents. Further amendements of the Protocol include now the phase-out at median term of the intermediate generation of CFC substitutes, the H-CFCs (hydrochlorofluorocarbons) whose ozone-depletion potential are already at least 90% less than those of CFCs To help consumers around the world to play their part by changing purchasing decisions in key sectors for their health and welfare, industry had to find technical solutions to this serious problem – what alternative to propose i.e. to the refrigeration and air conditioning industry to replace the widespread use of chemicals which had so many beneficial chemical properties. Indeed, the refrigeration and air conditioning indust
