Ozone Layer

US lawmakers vote to phase down powerful hydrofluorocarbons

Senators vote 69-27 in favour of ratifying the 2016 Kigali Amendment, which would accelerate global efforts to develop alternatives to HFCs for use in heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration.

This year's ozone layer hole larger than usual, scientists say

Scientists at The European Union’s Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service said the ozone hole is now bigger that the size of Antarctica.

Harvard urged to scrap artificial sunshade project

Indigenous peoples from around the world, scientists and environmentalists call for halting a US research to test ways to dim sunlight as a fix for global heating.

UN report says ozone layer is healing

The ozone layer had been thinning since the late 1970s. Scientists raised the alarm and ozone-depleting chemicals were phased out worldwide.