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Greenpeace marks Ozone Day with Montreal Protocol success story

Environmental group highlights 1989 treaty that reduced ozone-damaging substances by 99%, citing it as proof that global cooperation can solve planetary crises.

newest coverage 6d agosummary written 4d ago2 pieces659 likes & upvotes7 comments Mastodon

What to know

  • The Montreal Protocol (1989) reduced global use of ozone-damaging substances by 99%, allowing the ozone layer to recover—a rare win for international environmental cooperation.
  • Greenpeace invoked the ozone success as proof that science-informed political action can solve global problems, implicitly comparing it to climate action.
  • A commenter disputed the parallel, noting that phasing out CFCs did not require dismantling the existing economic system, unlike fossil fuel phase-out.

The dispute Whether the Montreal Protocol's success as a model for environmental cooperation applies to climate action, given the deeper economic restructuring required to phase out fossil fuels. · positions read across 2 posts and comments

many voices

Montreal Protocol proves global cooperation can solve environmental crises when science leads policy.

  • “Science informed political action which led to global cooperation to fix a global problem. IT IS POSSIBLE.”

    Greenpeace · Mastodon ↗
some voices

Montreal Protocol success does not prove climate action is achievable without fundamentally altering capitalism.

  • “It is possible. But there's a big difference between CFCs and fossil fuels. Phasing out CFCs didn't require ending capitalism.”

    SallyStrange · Mastodon ↗

Greenpeace Environmental organizationSallyStrange Mastodon commenter

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    Commenter questions limits of Montreal Protocol analogy for climate action

    A commenter on the Greenpeace post acknowledged the Montreal Protocol's success but drew a distinction with fossil fuel phase-out, arguing that eliminating CFCs did not require dismantling capitalism in the way climate action might.

    “It is possible. But there's a big difference between CFCs and fossil fuels. Phasing out CFCs didn't require ending capitalism.”
    — SallyStrange
    • SallyStrange@eldritch.cafe

      It is possible. But there's a big difference between CFCs and fossil fuels. Phasing out CFCs didn't require ending capitalism. @ greenpeace https:// mastodon.social/@greenpeace/11 7280343693843821

      SallyStrange@eldritch.cafeMastodon6d agoview on Mastodon ↗
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    Greenpeace highlights Montreal Protocol success on Ozone Day

    Greenpeace posted on International Ozone Day about the 1989 Montreal Protocol, which led countries to universally ratify a treaty to address ozone layer damage discovered in the 1980s. Global use of ozone-damaging substances was subsequently reduced by 99%, and the ozone layer is now on track to completely recover.

    “Science informed political action which led to global cooperation to fix a global problem. IT IS POSSIBLE.”
    — Greenpeace
    • greenpeace@mastodon.social

      Today is # OzoneDay . Let's remind ourselves what that means. In the 1980s, research revealed a huge hole in the ozone layer protecting our planet. Based on that data, countries universally ratified the Montreal Protocol in 1989 to address the issue. Subsequently, global use of the substances causing the damage was reduced by 99%. The ozone layer…

      greenpeace@mastodon.socialMastodon7d ago659▲view on Mastodon ↗

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