United Nations, Sep 17 (UNI) At the current momentum, scientists predict the planet’s protective shield of gas -- or ozone layer as we know it -- will be completely healed as far as some regions of the planet are concerned, by the 2030s, the UN’s environmental agency (UNEP) has revealed.
The phaseout of controlled uses of ozone-depleting substances has not only helped replenish the protective layer for future generations but is also helping guard human health by filtering harmful rays from reaching Earth, said UNEP shared in a statement on MOnday.
The recognition of this success comes on World Ozone Day, marked 16 September. This year celebrates “32 Years and Healing”; a commemoration of the international commitment to protect the ozone later and the climate under the historic Montreal Protocol, which has led to the phase-out of 99 per cent of ozone-depleting chemicals in refrigerators, air-conditioners and other consumer products.