The success of the Montreal Protocol in mitigating interactive effects of stratospheric ozone depletion and climate change on the environment.
Paul W BarnesJanet F BornmanKrishna K PandeyGermar H BernhardAlkiviadis F BaisRachel E NealeThomas Matthew RobsonPatrick J NealeCraig E WilliamsonRichard G ZeppSasha MadronichStephen R WilsonAnthony L AndradyAnu M HeikkiläSharon A RobinsonPublished in: Global change biology (2021)
The Montreal Protocol and its Amendments have been highly effective in protecting the stratospheric ozone layer, preventing global increases in solar ultraviolet-B radiation (UV-B; 280-315 nm) at Earth's surface, and reducing global warming. While ongoing and projected changes in UV-B radiation and climate still pose a threat to human health, food security, air and water quality, terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, and construction materials and fabrics, the Montreal Protocol continues to play a critical role in protecting Earth's inhabitants and ecosystems by addressing many of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.