Source: Business Standard Relevance: Understanding India’s ratification to Kigali Agreement Synopsis: The recent announcement of Government of India to ratify the Kigali agreement is expected to bring various benefits including strengthening India’s global position in fight against climate change Context The government’s decision to ratify the amendment to the Montreal accord on phasing out ozone-depleting… Continue reading India has done well to ratify the Montreal accord amendment
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Explained: Ozone pact in climate fight
Source: Indian Express What is the news? India recently ratified the Kigali Agreement to the Montreal Protocol after 5 years of negotiation. It is expected to help energize collective global effort to address global warming as well as climate change. Background: In 1989 Montreal Protocol was signed to protect the ozone layer of the upper… Continue reading Explained: Ozone pact in climate fight
Cabinet approves Ratification of Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol
Source: PIB What is the News? The Union Cabinet has given its approval for ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer for phase down of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). About Kigali Amendment The Kigali agreement is an amendment to the Montreal Protocol. It aims to phase down hydrofluorocarbons… Continue reading Cabinet approves Ratification of Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol
Ozone Depletion and the Montreal Protocol
News: NASA and US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientists have reported that the annual ozone hole over the Antarctic has been found to be at its smallest since the 1980s Facts: Ozone Layer: Ozone layer, also called ozonosphere is a layer in the stratosphere lying between roughly 15 and 35 km above Earth’s… Continue reading Ozone Depletion and the Montreal Protocol
