BBCNEWS BBC News June 4, 2024 04:13:00
46 countries had signed up to the montreal protocol, banning gases in aerosols and fridges called cfcs. they were destroying the ozone, letting through harmful ultraviolet rays that can cause problems like skin cancer. while the depletion of ozone is not a major cause of climate change, saving the ozone layer does have a positive knock on effect on global warning because some of the chemicals that were phased out are powerful greenhouse gases. the report says the ozone layer should recover to 1980 levels by roughly 2066, over the antarctic by 2045, over the arctic, and by 2040 for the rest of ...