Environmental effects of ozone depletion and its interactions with climate change: 2014 assessment

Introduction

The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer is an international agreement on the protection of the stratospheric ozone layer, now ratified by 196 countries. Three Assessment Panels have continuously contributed information for facilitating informed decisions on the science of ozone depletion, environmental effects and climate change interactions, and technological and economic implications of ozone depleting substances and their substitutes. This current assessment by the Environmental Effects Assessment Panel (EEAP) reports on key findings on the environment and health since the last full assessment of 2010 (Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2011, 10 (1)), paying attention to the interactions between ozone depletion and climate change.

The publication of this assessment in the scientific literature aims to inform the scientific community how their data, modeling and interpretations are playing a role in information dissemination to the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, other policymakers, and fellow scientists.

 

Janet F. Bornman

Nigel Paul

Min Shao

Co-chairs of the Environmental Effects Assessment Panel

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