Global emissions of a potent substance notorious for depleting the Earth’s ozone layer – the protective barrier that absorbs the Sun’s harmful UV rays – have fallen rapidly after an unexpected ...

Powerful monsoon winds, strengthened by a warming climate, are lofting unexpectedly large quantities of ozone-depleting substances high into the atmosphere over East Asia, according to new research.

The ozone layer is healing, and it’s a symbol of hope around the power of human efforts. The post The Hole in the Ozone Layer Is Healing, Thanks to Human Efforts appeared first on Organic Authority.

International agreements – such as the Montreal Protocol and associated Kigali Amendment - have been largely successful in reducing emissions of ozone depleting substances. However, in recent years, ...

“I appreciate the government for approving the Kigali Amendment, the ratification of which is also being pursued by the Majlis (parliament),” IRNA quoted Ansari as saying. The amendment requires a ...

One of the earliest climate model predictions of how human-made climate change would affect our planet showed that the Arctic would warm about two to three times more than the global average. Forty ...

Safeway has agreed to pay a $600,000 civil fine and implement a corporate-wide plan to reduce emissions of ozone-depleting substances. In the largest case ever under Clean Air Act’s ozone protection ...

Member states agreed today on a mandate for the presidency to start negotiations with the European Parliament on two proposals for regulations that aim to phase down substances that cause greenhouse ...

Ozone destroying substances that were banned in the 1980s may have been responsible for half of all Arctic warming between 1955 and 2005, scientists have said. This could mean the speed of warming in ...

Hannah Osborne is Nesweek's Science Editor, based in London, UK. Hannah joined Newsweek in 2017 from IBTimes UK. She is a graduate of Goldsmiths University and King's College London. Languages; ...

Global emissions of a potent substance notorious for depleting the Earth's ozone layer -- the protective barrier which absorbs the Sun's harmful UV rays -- have fallen rapidly and are now back on the ...