In 1974, scientists first sounded the alarm about the destruction of the ozone layer caused by human activities. Yet it would ...

The ozone layer, located in the Earth's stratosphere, plays a crucial role in shielding life on the planet from the harmful ...

On the occasion of World Ozone Day, India released its cooling action plan to phase out chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), a major ...

The international day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer is observed on September 16, with India participating since ...

allowing the ozone-depleting reactions proceed largely unchecked. Initially, the chemical industry denied any link between CFCs and the ozone hole. However, with the publication of Crutzen’s findings ...

CFCs are nearly 2,000 times more potent ... and undergo a complex series of catalytic reactions, leading to the destruction of ozone. These chemicals are called Ozone Depleting Substances.

Conversely, ground-level or tropospheric ozone forms primarily through photochemical reactions involving ... For example, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), used in air conditioning and refrigeration ...

The Montreal Protocol is an environmental & multilateralism success story. It has put the ozone layer on the path to a full ...