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A 30-Year-Old Treaty Proves Humans Can Still Save Planet Earth

Source
Inverse

Publication Date
2017-08-15

As the United States government goes out of its way to roll back clean Earth initiatives of the past, it’s easy to forget that sometimes good policies can lead to meaningful change β€” and it can stick. A new paper published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters shows that a 30-year-old international agreement to fix the hole in the ozone layer not only worked but also transformed global emissions β€” with major benefits for preventing climate change.

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https://www.inverse.com/article/35542-ozone-hole-heal-cfc-climate-change