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A win for global action: harm from some ozone-eroding gases starts to fall

Emissions reductions achieved under the landmark Montreal Protocol mean that the ozone hole could close sooner than expected.
A view across the Earth's outer atmosphere with the moon rising on the horizon on the right hand side

Ozone high in Earth’s atmosphere is recovering from destruction as certain industrial chemicals that destroy it are phased out. Credit: Detlev van Ravenswaay/SPL

The environmental impact of certain chemical compounds that erode Earth’s protective ozone layer has peaked and started to drop1. The decline marks another success in the decades-long battle to save stratospheric ozone.

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Nature 630, 533 (2024)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-01733-x

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  1. Western, L. M. et al. Nature Clim. Change https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-024-02038-7 (2024).

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