The China CFC dilemma

Earths atmosphere from space

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New production breaking the Montreal Protocol demands a concerted response

Almost ten years ago, a team of atmospheric chemists created a vision of hell: a simulation of Earth in 2065, stripped of two-thirds of its stratospheric ozone. Without this protective shield, harmful ultraviolet radiation beats down on the planet, killing crops and sending skin-cancer rates soaring. This infernal forecast reminds us what a world without the Montreal Protocol  might look like.