Montreal Protocol - Copenhagen Amendment
The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer is a global agreement to protect the Earth’s ozone layer by phasing out the chemicals that deplete it.
The 1992 Copenhagen Amendment:
- Set the phase-out of consumption and production of CFCs (including fully halogenated CFCs), methyl chloroform, and carbon tetrachloride by January 1st, 1996, and of halons by January 1st, 1994.
- Hydrobromofluorocarbons (HBFCs) and methyl bromide were added to the controlled substances list, with the former scheduled for developed-state phase-out by January 1st, 1996, and consumption and production of the latter to be frozen at 1991 levels.
- HCFCs were added to the controlled substances list and required to be phased out gradually by 2030.
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