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Colloquium

New Challenges for the Montreal Protocol: Science and Policy

Tuesday, 22 December 2020, 16:45-17:45
Via Zoom

The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer is the most successful environmental treaty to date, having been ratified by every member state in the United Nations and mandating a complete phaseout of chlorofluorocarbon production in both developed and developing nations by 2010.   However, several recent studies have provided evidence for some rogue production of CFC-11.    Here I present evidence for gaps and limitations in the Montreal Protocol and in our scientific understanding, not only for CFC-11 but also for CFC-12 and CFC-113, and discuss the reasons why.    I discuss recent work in my research group not only on the unexpected role of “banks” in, for example, building foams, chillers, and the like, but also surprising new results on the importance of understanding the lifetimes of such compounds, including their time dependence and the role of ocean sinks. 

This event is part of the eventgroup Meteorology Colloquium Karlsruhe
Speaker
Prof. Dr. Susan Solomon

MIT, Boston, USA
Organizer
IMK-ASF Administration
IMK-ASF
KIT
Karlsruhe
Tel: +49 721 608-28271
Mail: sekretariat does-not-exist.imk-asf kit edu
Targetgroup
Scientific Staff
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