Montreal Protocol Who's Who

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"The Montreal Protocol has been a very succesful environmental treaty since its inception. Its Kigali amendment agreed in October 2016 is a landmark achievement in climate protection. It is crucial for the world and for the African continent which is warming up 1,5 times faster than the rest of the world".

Mr Cheikh Ndiaye SYLLA, 29th Meeting of the Parties, Kigali, Rwanda, October 2016

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The Montreal Protocol has been the world's life-preserver, keeping us from passing tipping points for abrupt and irreversible climate changes, including catastrophic sea-level rise--tipping points that may be as close as 10 years away.

Mr Sateeaved Seebaluck, Japan: Major economies promote Montreal Protocol, Fast Action on Climate” (July 2008)

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The Montreal Protocol is not only the most successful international environmental agreement, but no other treaty compares to the Montreal Protocol in positively transforming and steering the industry, particularly the small and medium-sized enterprises in developing countries, towards a sustainable and energy-efficient future.

Mr Nandan Chirmulay, Keynote speech at an Industry Interaction Workshop in Indonesia (2008)

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The Montreal Protocol was a landmark in environmental policy making, being the first international measure designed to prevent - on the basis of scientific evidence - rather than cure a global environmental problem.

Dr Nick Campbell, Journal IMech Eng, March 1995

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Mr Aharon (Ronny) Serry, Not available.

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Through an unprecedented model of global cooperation, the Multilateral Fund’s efforts provide for the building of capacity, access to technology and empowerment of governments in developing countries to enable them to take on their responsibilities to implement the Protocol. The achievements of the Fund are justifiably cited as a prime example of successful international environmental cooperation

Dr Maria Nolan, Statement to the 24th Governing Council of UNEP. February 2007

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The effort to protect the earth’s ozone layer has been the first occasion where humanity has come together to tackle a serious global environmental threat. These actions have in the long run probably saved millions of lives, not only because of the reduction of harmful UV rays due to thinning of the ozone layer, but also due to the huge positive impact on climate change by phasing out high-GWP ODS

Mr Jacques Van Engel, UNDP brochure on its work under the Montreal Protocol, 2014.

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The continuing illegal trade activities in ozone depleting substances which have been a subject of great concern by Parties to the Montreal Protocol for many years is partly a result of either lack of import and export licensing systems for controlling ozone depleting substances or a result of lack of enforcement of legislation and regulations.

Dr Gilbert Bankobeza, Statement at the opening of Ozone Officers consultative meeting, The Barbados Advocate, 19/4/2005

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Start of healing of the ozone layer. An outstanding achievement!

Dr Husamuddin Ahmadzai, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

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"The legacy I will be remembered for is helping make ozone-safe and low-GWP equipment super efficient through engineering"

Mr James E. Wolf, Improved Life-Cycle Climate Performance (LCCP) Metrics: Room AC Carbon Footprint-Vienna OEWG Side Event, 10 July 2018

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Prof. Godwin Olu Patrick Obasi, Not Applicable

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If it can be done once, it can be done a hundred times. If it can be done in one field, it can be done in other fields.

Dr Mostafa K. Tolba, During the signing of the Montreal Protocol, 16 September 1987.

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Throughout the world, the Montreal Protocol is viewed as a great success and a tribute to institutions, countries and individuals that made it happen

Mr K. Madhava Sarma, "Technology Transfer for the Ozone Layer: Lessons for Climate Change", 2007, Earthscan, London.

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One very important lesson we learned from the CFC-ozone depletion phenomenon is that society is capable of successfully addressing such global problems. It illustrated how basic research, motivated by scientific curiosity to understand nature, can lead to practical results that benefit society.

Dr Mario Molina, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 22 Nov 2004

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The CFCs and HCFCs were the refrigerant fluids of choice for many applications for many years up to the early 1990s, after which the non-ozone-depleting HFCs became favoured. The Montreal Protocol accelerated the rate of CFC and HCFC phase out in order to reduce ozone depletion, and this was only possible by using HFCs in many applications.

Mr Robert Heap, in “Refrigeration and air conditioning – the response to climate change” (2001)

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There is currently much debate on whether carbon trading based so heavily on burning HFC23 constitutes sustainable development. The moral seems to be there should never be open-ended agreements on future emissions. Frequent reviews rescued the Montreal Protocol from deficiencies in the original draft, and another comprehensive re-examination is clearly needed.

Dr Joe Farman, Unfinished business of ozone protection”, BBC News, 17 September 2007

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To prevent the phaseout of ODS production from impacting adversely on operational readiness, armed forces must establish comprehensive programmes to manage their ODS requirements. Like any other military operation, this means forward planning, resource programming, and ensuring a strategy is in place.

Mr A.K. Singh, UNEP publication, Ozone Protection and National Security: A Military Perspective, Toolkit for Defence Forces.

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Knowledge of the present status of ozone depletion in the stratosphere is a crucial component of the scientific input provided to the United Nations Montreal Protocol on the ozone layer and the deliberations of the countries which are parties to the Protocol on matters related to the protection of the ozone layer are of major importance

Dr Costas Varotsos, Sci Watch ESI Special Topics 2006
http://www.esi-topics.com/nhp/2006/march-06-CostasVarotsos.html

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It would be excellent if all countries in the world pulled together on greenhouse gases. The discovery of the ozone hole proved we can change our atmosphere so easily. It was a big surprise. There may well be further surprises in store for us

Mr Jonathan Shanklin, Ozone hole near record size, September 3, 2003

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The ozone hole will recover to 1980 conditions around 2068.

Dr Paul Newman, "When will the Antarctic ozone hole recover?" Newman, et al., GRL, 2006.

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An important feature of the Montreal Protocol, and one of the reasons for its success, is the differential treatment of developed and developing countries. Developing countries are given more time to comply with phase-out decisions, and in addition there is funding available to them from the Multilateral Fund provided by developed countries.

Dr Ian D. Rae, Something in the air’, Environmental Chemistry, 2008, 5(1), 1-4.

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Ms Megumi Seki, UNEP Ozone Secretariat

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QPS is a large uncontrolled emissive ODS use. Several countries prohibited QPS in the 1990s, without adverse effects. The EC placed limits on the volume that can be used, and the use of QPS has fallen. Other countries have also adopted alternatives in specific sectors. Clearly there are opportunities for the Montreal Protocol to explore options that could reduce QPS use and emissions

Dr Tom Batchelor, Conference CAF Stored Products. 21-26 September 2008, Chengdu. ISBN 978-7-5364-6470-4. p.88-93

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Our company pledges to invest only in modern, environmentally acceptable technology to avoid the use of CFCs, halons, carbon tetrachloride, and 1,1,1 trichloroethane. Our company also pledges to limit the use of transitional substances such as hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) when suitable replacement become available. We also encourage our joint ventures and suppliers to make this pledge.

Mr Yuichi Fujimoto, The Vietnam Corporate Pledge by forty-three multinational companies, September 1995

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It's remarkable how the Montreal Protocol has evolved based on the principles of Start & Strengthen, Learning by Doing, and Intelligent Flexibility over Mindless Stringency to become the most successful environmental treaty.

Dr Nancy Jean Sherman, Reflections on the 30th anniversary of the Montreal Protocol.

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This early action on ozone has delayed climate change up to a Planet-saving 35-41 years.

Mr Scott Stone, On the climate benefits of the Montreal Protocol's success in phasing out CFCs, E-Wire, September 25, 2007.

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The story of ODS smuggling offers many important insights in terms of global efforts to control trade in environmentally-harmful commodities. Yet while significant progress has been made against ODS smuggling authorities need to remain vigilant.

Mr Julian Newman, Published in the EIA report "Environmental Crime - a threat to our future", October 2008.

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I thought maybe this is an ideal occasion to combine two things such that people have to restrict their uses by doing things better. I also thought maybe this Protocol would be a good instrument by itself to teach us how to deal with limits, ...but we do not discuss lifestyle, we discuss market opportunities.

Dr Lambert Kuijpers, 1996, in "Ozone Connections"

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ODS phaseout activities has entered an important phase where sustaining ODS phaseout and implementing additional measures which are Ozone Friendly and which have minimum GHG emission impact is critical. The challenge is operating along multiple paths well aligned to achieve more environment friendly practices.

Mr Balaji Natarajan, 7 November 2008

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Our combined efforts to comply with the Montreal Protocol are bringing the ozone layer back to the healthy state in which we found it when it was handed over to us by our parents. We owe it to our children and grandchildren to transmit the best possible environmental legacy.

Mr Rajendra Shende, Malaysia Sun: Bhutan leads the battle for environment, 8 April 2007.

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Let us follow the Chinese proverb " Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime".

Dr Ezzat Lewis Hannalla Agaiby, 23rd Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, Bali, Indonesia, 21–25 November 2011

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The Montreal Protocol’s 20th Anniversary coincides with intense international debate on how to go about reducing greenhouse gases and stabilize climate change. As the world celebrates its success, its lessons should guide the international community’s search for a new agreement on climate change beyond 2012, when the initial commitments of the Kyoto Protocol come to an end.

Dr Mohamed T. El-Ashry, Our Planet Magazine, Celebrating 20 years of the Montreal Protocol

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The ozone layer is like a bulletproof vest - if you start thinning out the lead, you let more bullets through.

Dr Edward C. DeFabo, In "Life under the hole in the sky", By Dawn MacKeen, Nov. 03, 2000

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We believe now that the probability of significant ozone loss taking place in any given year is higher than we believed before

Dr James G. Anderson, The New York Times, 4 February 1992

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In the course of efforts to replace MB, it soon became clear that a multidisciplinary approach and tremendous teamwork were necessary. Farmers, authorities, experts, scientists and economists, are equally important in replacing a fumigant for which there is no single substitute. This provides a golden opportunity for introducing an integrated approach leading to sustainable production

Ms Marta Pizano, International Workshop on Alternatives to MB for strawberries and flowers, 2006 Mexico.

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There is now widespread agreement in the scientific community that ozone is leveling off in the 18- to 25-kilometer region of the stratosphere because of the Montreal Protocol. And we believe there is some tendency toward an increase in ozone in this region, though further study is needed to be certain.

Dr Derek Cunnold, Georgia Institute of Technology satellite and ground-based atmospheric ozone measurements study

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The Montreal Protocol has shown itself to be the most successful international environmental treaty ever to involve joint cooperation between scientists, engineers and governments, as demonstrated by the achievements that have been made in phasing out all the ODS in developed countries and the steps that have been taken towards phasing out them even in developing countries by 2030 at the latest.

Dr Masaaki Yamabe, Newsletter GSCN”, Nr.30/ January 2009

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The Montreal Protocol offered the opportunity of a lifetime to be part of mankind’s first international cooperative effort to protect the earth’s atmosphere. And we were successful!

Mr James A. Baker, via email interview

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I am very proud to have been involved in the implementation of the Montreal Protocol, and having had the pleasure to work with so many talented, motivated and committed people.

Mrs Jacqueline Aloisi de Larderel, Launch of New Compliance Assistance Programme, Paris 2002

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The Montreal Protocol has made great strides thanks to the hard work and goodwill of many people. But much remains to be done to protect the ozone layer and climate. Important issues facing the Protcool include: tackling ozone-climate issues, addressing ODS banks, closing the loopholes on uncontrolled emissive uses, and establishing control systems for 'new' ODS

Dr Melanie Miller, November 6, 2008

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Eliminating the use of ozone-depleting substances was one of the most challenging technological problems ever faced, but the efforts of mankind worldwide prevailed and solutions were found.

Mr Robert Holcomb, Achievements in Stratospheric Ozone Protection, Progress Report. April 2007

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Life on the earth is, at present, without protection against the ultraviolet solar radiation intercepted by atmospheric ozone and would suffer serious consequences if the minute amount of this gas should suddenly disappear. Direct exposure to sunlight would, without the ozone screen, cause rapid and dangerous sunburn.

Dr Victor H. Regener, in Atmospheric Ozone, 1971

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The Montreal Protocol would never have succeeded as well as it did were it not for the willingness of participants to work hard to bridge differences and find some common ground on which they could agree.

Mr Paul Horwitz, Protecting the Ozone Layer, page 178

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The Montreal Protocol is a remarkable agreement. It is a successful collaboration between different countries, with a similar aim. Our challege is to consider ODS materials as process feedstocks, and develop treatment technologies which reduce the cost of disposal, and make better use of our resources. Our research is based on fundamental research, which has been developed to commercial scale.

Prof. Eric Kennedy, May 30, 2017. Uni NSW,
"Towards the development of processes for treatment of greenhouse gases"

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Cars previously used refrigerants that damaged the earth’s protective ozone layer. Today, refrigerants are much better, but are still powerful greenhouse gases: one pound of refrigerant leaking from your car has the same global warming impact as over 1,300 pounds of carbon dioxide. Fortunately, today's improved low-GWP technology saves money and improve A/C reliability for drivers like you and me.

Ms Kristen Taddonio, Service to America Medal Profile: https://servicetoamericamedals.org/honorees/kristen-taddonio/

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The independence of the bodies is important because it separates technological considerations from commercial or political interests.

Dr Helen Tope, "Protecting the Ozone Layer: Lessons, Models, and Prospects" P.G.Le Prestre, J.D.Reid, E.T.Morehouse

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After decades of chemical attack, it may take another 50 years or so for the ozone layer to recover fully. As the Montreal Protocol has taught us, when we degrade our environment too far, nursing it back to health tends to be a long journey, not a quick fix. But the overarching lesson of the Protocol is that by acting on one challenge, we also act on many others.

Mr Atul Bagai, 16 September 2008

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the Montreal Protocol and its institutions form the most successful global environmental policy initiative to date - as evidenced by universal ratification, compliance by both developed and developing countries, and the phaseout of 98 % of ozone-depleting substances.

Dr David Downie, Still No Time for Complacency: Journal of Environmental Studies & Sciences, June 2015: 187-194.

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On behalf of Mr. Klaus Toepfer, Executive Secretary of UNEP, I welcome all the participants at the 21st Meeting of the OEWG. The main issues you will be discussing, and formulating for your Parties the draft decisions, include the 2003-2005 replenishment of the Multilateral Fund and adjustments to the Montreal Protocol regarding the control of HCFCs. I wish you success at your deliberations.

Dr Michael Graber, Speech given at the 21st Meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group held in Montreal 24-26 July 2001.

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It's a cruel thing to say ... but if we are looking at a slowdown in the economy, there will be less fossil fuels burning, so for the climate it could be an advantage.

Prof. Paul J. Crutzen, In a interview, October 2008

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The history of science around the ozone layer demonstrates that without free and curious scientists we would not even know there is an ozone layer, let alone that it could be damaged by our actions.

Prof. Jan C. van der Leun, In: Ph.G. Le Prestre et al., “Protecting the Ozone Layer”. Kluwer, Boston, 1998

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Montreal Protocol is one of the successful international protocol which helped to Protect Ozone layer. People who are part of this protocol to transfer their wisdom and expertise to make other international environmental protocol to make is success.

Dr Muthukumar Ramaswamy, Some of international protocols could not achieve their objective & hence above quote was made.

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The reason for [the success of the Montreal Protocol] is the fact that it is based on very sound, proven scientific advice provided by all three assessment panels. The willingness of the industry to switch to more ozone friendly products and processes played a major role in the success. The interaction with the climate change agreements are getting more important and needs much more attention.

Prof. Pieter Aucamp, via email interview

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In 1987, the Parties to the Protocol recognized that over time, our scientific understanding of ozone layer depletion and its effects would improve. They also realized that technologic innovation would likely make future controls more technically and economically feasible.

Dr Suely Carvalho, TEAP Report April 2007, Task Force Report on Continuing TEAP Legacy

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The success of the Montreal Protocol is based on an ambitious, equitable, and sound framework for implementation. That's why it's worked for ozone AND climate protection. Now, let's take these lessons to the Climate Convention.

Ms Ana Maria Kleymeyer, November 2008

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The Protocol is a model for effective international action on global challenges. Many talented people have dedicated their careers to ensure its success. I have been honored to be part of the U.S. governments efforts, and my work continues in the private sector on management of ODS banks to protect the climate system and help preserve and enhance the legacy of the Montreal Protocol.

Mr Jeff Cohen, 11 February 2010

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The elimination of methyl bromide has challenged the modern agriculture which was based on chemicasl to a more enviromental friendly agriculture. (original in Spanish)

Mr Guillermo Castella Lorenzo, Several workshops, last one in September 2015, Baja California (Mexico)

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Supporting parties to understand and take action to combine energy effiiciency with the F-gas transition can double the climate benfits of the Montreal Protocol as well as accelerating and scaling up econimic development whilst also enhancing public heath. This is an opportunity that we need to focus on urgently and concertedly.

Mr Dan Hamzza-Goodacre, In my role as Executive Director of K-CEP

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It is very unique that the countries of the world can put together a protocol (Montreal Protocol) that involves developing and developed to in-between, to equatorial and high-latitude to island nations, and they all come together every few years to discuss in a rational way what is perceived to be something that will make the world a better place. That's a rare thing.

Dr Richard S. Stolarski, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, MP could be a model for addressing climate change, September 2007

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This is the first real-life endeavor of mankind to join hands to solve environmental damage that threatens our common habitat, the Earth. It proves that once the political commitment is there, national borders can be crossed to overcome a problem of a global dimension.

Dr Omar El-Arini, Illegal CFC Smuggling Destroying Ozone Layer, November 20, 2000.

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The Montreal Protocol is eliminating the use of methyl bromide, an agri-food fumigant -- while safeguarding agriculture, food processing and trade. Champions in the adoption of methyl bromide alternatives worldwide have included research scientists, farmers, grain millers, fumigators, food processors, exporters, regulators and, last but not least, Parties to the Montreal Protocol!

Ms Michelle Marcotte, Michelle Marcotte, Methyl Bromide Outreach Conference, San Diego, 2009.

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Contributing to protecting the ozone layer while advancing scientific knowledge on our planet is the most rewarding mission in my professional life.
I feel proud to have brought my modest contribution to promoting technologies in developing countries protecting ozone layer and mitigating climate change. Effective phase out of ODS in Article V countries gives me particular pride.

Mr Sidi Menad Si Ahmed, General statement not related to any particular event or date.

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Those of us who have been fighting for the ozone layer since the early 1980s look back in amazement at what has been accomplished. Most of us consider our work on ozone as the most important part of our lives.

Dr Iwona Rummel-Bulska, World Meteorological Organization, 2002 Stratospheric Ozone Protection Awards, USEPA

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The experience of a lifetime. An unbelievable opportunity to serve with so many amazing individuals at a global scale, with a single mission to make the world better for all.

Mr Darrel Staley, A quotation written to complete this nomination. July 30, 2017.

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The Montreal Protocol is saving millions of lives. In the United States alone, the phase-out is projected to prevent 6.3 million skin cancer deaths, 299 million other skin cancer cases, and 27.5 million cataract cases -- and even more world-wide. But the recovery of the ozone layer is not assured. Now is not the time to tamper with the Montreal Protocol or the Clean Air Act.

Mr David Doniger, Testimony to U.S. House of Representatives, February 15, 2006

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Failure to solve the problem of super-pollutants along the pathway to a world of net-zero carbon emissions risks catastrophic and perhaps existential impacts from a Hothouse Earth—risks the planet is woefully unprepared to meet at the present time

Prof. Veerabhadran Ramanathan, Best path to net zero: Cut short-lived super-pollutants, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 2 April 2020

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After many years of monitoring and research, there is now clear evidence of mankind having affected noticeably and harmfully the whole global ozone layer. The strengthening of the 1997-Montreal Protocol with phase-out of the ozone depleting substances by 2000 will permit to reduce their harmful effect and aim at eventual ozone recovery at the middle of 21 century.

Dr Rumen D. Bojkov, Addressing the Second Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol, London June 1990.

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Ozone and aerosols provide the primary filter in the atmosphere that reduces damaging UV radiation before it reaches the Earth’s surface. While stratospheric ozone depletion has now stabilized and is beginning to return to pre-Montreal Protocol levels, the UV transparency of inland aquatic ecosystems remains highly variable and subject to increased UV exposure due to climate change.

Dr Robert C. Worrest, in “Effects of solar UV radiation on aquatic ecosystems and interactions with climate change” (2007)

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The institutional space created by the Montreal Protocol invited all stakeholders to own part of the solution. Recognizing differentiated responsibility among the stakeholders, it committed developed nations to assume a correspondingly large share in solving the problem of ozone-layer depletion.

Dr Penelope Canan, Ozone connections’, By Penelope Canan, Nancy Reichman (Sheffield: Greenleaf, 2002)

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Thanks to the phase-out of CFCs, it made it possible to stabilise the ozone layer and strongly contributed to mitigate global warming.

Mr Didier Coulomb, Statement at the 20th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, Doha, Qatar, 16-20.11.2008

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The Montreal Protocol is a landmark agreement that has successfully reduced the global emission of ozone-depleting substances and thereby contributed to both ozone layer protection as well as reducing climate change. The historic Kigali amendment of 2016 will limit the future use of hydrofluorocarbons and contribute to additional climate protection up to 0.5 degrees Celsius in 2100.

Dr Guus Velders, The importance of the Montreal Protocol in protecting climate, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., 104, 2007

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The MP raised awareness of environmental issues for Northern Telecom. Fast phase-out of solvents and halons saved the company money, resulted in an improved product (circuit boards), and [led to global recognition for our leadership]. Northern Telecom’s leadership in meeting the Protocol well ahead of schedule empowered employees to move forward quickly on other environmental issues.

Mr Arthur (Art) FitzGerald, via email interview

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"Model calculations show that by the end of the next century (21st), atmospheric Cl and Br may return to those prevalent before the onset of the ozone hole, but only if imore stringent regulations are applied to halocarbon production than those currently proposed"

Prof. Michael Prather, From the abstract of Prather and Watson, Nature, 344(19) 729-734. The first Cl-loading paper.

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The Montreal Protocol provides a dramatic example of science in the service of mankind. By quickly piecing together the ozone puzzle, atmospheric researchers revealed the true danger of halocarbons, allowing world leaders to take decisive action to protect the ozone layer.

Dr Daniel L. Albritton, Science News, Report to the Nation on Our Changing Planet: Our Ozone Shield, 2005.

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Now more than ever is the most important juncture of the Montreal Protocol. Our work on HCFC phase-out would allow us to close the book on the ozone layer protection and offer significant and critical contribution to the climate protection.

Mr Viraj Vithoontien, Excerpt from statement made at the Initiation Meeting for China Stage II HPMP, April 2017.

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It is imperative that Multilateral Fund beneficiary countries implement national plans to phase-out HCFCs as quickly and as efficiently as possible. Every delay will result in additional amounts of HCFCs in our atmosphere. Every day lost means waiting another day for the restoration of our ozone layer and lost opportunities for climate benefits

Mr Eduardo Ganem, Ozonaction Newsletter 2014

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The Joan Irvine Smith/Athalie Clarke Foundation and the Keck Foundation have been great supporters. Their resources have allowed us to study the Earth, to explore and quantify the behavior of the ozone layer, the sources of gases that comprise the air and that lead to human-caused radiative forcing of the climate, and now to the impacts of human activities like fossil-fuel burning and agriculture.

Prof. Ralph J. Cicerone, Cicerone’s response when receiving the 2002 Roger Revelle Medal

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There are developing countries, e.g. India, China with a substantial domestic market which are self reliant in the manufacture of refrigerants and related hardware. The developing countries cannot afford double changes. They would prefer to assess the merits and demerits of the possible alternatives before making a final choice so as to continue to maintain their current technological independence

Dr Sukumar Devotta, Developing countries: The main Battleground, Greenpeace article

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The comparative success of the Montreal Protocol has been achieved because the production and consumption patterns of ozone depleting substances have always been well defined, allowing focus on the key sectors of use. Nevertheless, the commitment of governments, NGOs, implementing agencies, former producers and users in a co-ordinated regime has been an exemplar of stakeholder co-operation.

Mr Paul Ashford, Part of a presentation given to numerous public audiences on the challenge of climate change.

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"The efforts to protect the Ozone Layer allowed me to discover that we can work efficiently together regardless of nationality "

Mr José Pons, Personal communication

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A full understanding of the various causes of ozone decrease at a global scale requires accurate long-term measurements of not just ozone but also a broad range of chemical species and long-lived tracers that influence the ozone budget in the stratosphere.

Dr Sophie Godin-Beekmann, '’Twenty Years of Ozone Decline’’, Christof Zerefos –Springer, 2009

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The historical experience of the Montreal shows that it is possible to avert a major global environmental threat through enlightened diplomacy, cooperation between industries (and between industry and government), and technological innovation. What is necessary is that the governments of the leading countries demonstrate in a clear and unambiguous fashion that the problem is going to be solved.

Prof. Stephen J. DeCanio, Reflections on Climate Change, Economic Development, and Global Equity, Oct 17 2007

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The Montreal Protocol so far has been a success story and is paving the way to other conventions. We don't see any reason why progress and success should not continue.

Mr Marco Gonzalez, New York Times, 29 January 2003

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The MP has fulfilled its original objective by putting the ozone layer on the road to recovery. But its effects have not stopped there: it has also done more than any other agreement to combat climate change. The Kigali Amendment and associated energy efficiency efforts are at the leading edge of the fast climate mitigation we need to slow climate feedbacks, tipping points and meet the Paris goals

Prof. Durwood Zaelke, The Montreal Protocol: triumph by treaty, Our Planet UNEP, 20 November 2017

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We have had successes but the battle is not over. It is the obligation of all nations to continue their ozone research and monitoring programs because we leave in a period of important environmental instability.

Prof. Christos S. Zerefos, .

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The success of the Montreal Protocol stands as a beacon of how science can guide decision makers to overcome conflicting political and economic interests and reach solutions.

Dr Richard E. Benedick, The Indispensable Element in the Montreal Ozone Protocol, September 1999

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Military and civilian organizations use many of the same ODS for the same purposes. Collaboration based on shared uses is a rational way to accelerate adoption of solutions and reduce costs. This is particularly true for not-in-kind solutions that involve process re-engineering rather than a new drop-in chemical.

Mr Edward T. (Tom) Morehouse Jr., 1989: Leading to creation of the International Cooperative for Ozone Layer Protection (ICOLP)

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The replacement of methyl bromide is not an easy task because there is no single alternative to replace it. The only suitable approach is the integration of various control methods. This means that the same principle applied in Integrated Pest Management should also be applicable to find sound control alternatives.

Mr Ricardo Labrada, Gearing up Methyl Bromide for phase out” (OzonAction Special Supplement, 4, October 1998)

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"The Refrigeration and air conditioning industry must develop more sofisticated and efficient new technologies. This will bring, as consequence, better appliances for the benefit of the people, business and industry itself"

Mr Agustin Sanchez Guevara, Mundo HVACR Magazine, April, 2017. Reference to the adoption of the Kigali Amendment.

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Contributing to repair of the ozone layer has been the most rewarding experience of my life, and working with other people who have incredible passion to achieve this goal is enormously empowering.

Dr Ian Porter, Keynote address at the International Congress of Plant Pathology in Torino, Italy in August 2008.

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For more than 50 years, CFC-12 was considered a benign refrigerant. Replacing leaking refrigerant was accepted as a normal service procedure because of its low cost, but the Montreal Protocol which addressed the earth’s ozone depletion problem, changed all that. New regulations made it illegal to vent refrigerant, so the industry responded with new equipment and service procedures.

Mr Elvis Hoffpauir, Written in his Last Watch column for MACS ACtion magazine, published in 2013.

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The climate protection already achieved by the Montreal Protocol alone is far larger than the reduction target of the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol. Additional climate benefits...could be achieved by actions under the Montreal Protocol, by managing the emissions of substitute fluorocarbon gases and/or implementing alternative gases with lower global warming potentials.

Dr David W. Fahey, From "The Importance of the Montreal Protocol in Protecting Climate (Velders et al., PNAS 2007).

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I think it's very important to make sure that we actually measure ozone, not only not getting worse but actually starting to improve, to be sure that the actions we have taken internationally have been effective.

Dr Susan Solomon, Ozone hole now stable, say scientists. Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 23 Aug 2006

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While the ozone treaty buys more time to avoid the tipping point for abrupt climate change while we get the post-2012 climate regime up and running, the Montreal Protocol also offers the world a beacon of hope – a model of successful environmental governance.

Ms Romina Picolotti, IISD MEA Bulletin, Issue No. 37, 29 November 2007.

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The authors have dedicated their entire personal capacity and lives to the fight for a better environment for all. Without their intelligence and dedication, the MP's unique success would not be there. In this book they extend their wisdom and experience to guide actions on our most serious environmental challenge: climate change.

Mr Jukka Uosukainen, Advance praise: Technology Transfer for the Ozone Layer, Andesren, Sharma, Taddonio, 2007.

Quotation about the Montreal Protocol

"The core lesson that the ozone crisis teaches us is that 'it is much easier to break it than to fix it'. It is much easier to tip than to restore nature's balance. If we fail to learn this simple lesson, we are doomed"

Mr Janos Maté, September 23, 2010 : As quoted in the brochure of the 2010 U.S. EPA Montreal Protocol Awards.

Quotation about the Montreal Protocol

"All nations must reaffirm the choice of cooperation and consensus over conflict and uncertainty and the cause of protecting the Ozone Layer should continue to remain close to the heart of all the nations”.

Dr Arumugam Duraisamy, Presentation at the Meeting of the Parties, Port Ghalib, Egypt, 2009

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1) "If we continue to develop the way we have for the past 50 years the planet is in trouble"
2) "If you are not prepared to share in the global obligation to protect the ozone layer then we are not going to trade CFCs with you"

Mr G. Victor Buxton, 1)Maclean's, Dec 16, 1991, page 36
2)Kitcher-Waterloo Record, June 4, 1987

Quotation about the Montreal Protocol

Global consumption patterns and our constant demand for more energy to fuel economic expansion have led to a steady increase of CO2 levels in the atmosphere, undisputed by the international science community as a key factor in global climate change.

Mr John Carstensen, In “Climate change, civil society and social justice” (March 2009)

Quotation about the Montreal Protocol

The Montreal Protocol has been extraordinarily successful at controlling the global use of ozone-depleting gases (ODSs). Long-term, high accuracy measurements of atmospheric ODS abundances made at many global sites have provided a solid scientific foundation for the Protocol to evaluate the role of ODSs in ozone depletion and the effectiveness of ODS controls.

Dr Stephen Montzka, Atmospheric observations of ODSs have been an essential aspect of the protocol from its inception.

Quotation about the Montreal Protocol

During the 20 years of operation, The MP has become the world’s best global environmental agreement, having phased out 95 % of ozone depleting substances in developed countries and 60 % in developing countries. The US estimates that by 2165 these efforts to restore the ozone layer will prevent 6,3 m deaths from skin cancer and produce $4.200bn in health benefits to society in that country alone.

Prof. Mohamed Besri, Guest Editorial, Tunisian Journal of Plant Protection, 3,2., 2008

Quotation about the Montreal Protocol

Fire fighting applications represent a tiny share of the total production and consumption of HFCs and PFCs (less than 2%). This combines with a very limited use of those products in the fire protection sector due to technical and economic aspects, as well as due to the introduction of conservation techniques first developed for halons under the pressure of the Montreal Protocol.

Dr Barbara Kucnerowicz-Polak, Fluorocarbon alternatives in the fire protection sector, Dr. Barbara Kucnerowicz-Polak

Quotation about the Montreal Protocol

Electronics and communications companies are not newcomers to protecting the Earth's atmosphere and environment. In addition to contributing to energy efficiency, they have worked in the past decade to make their products in ways that eliminate the use of ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons.

Mrs Elizabeth Cook, In Taking a Byte out of Carbon - Electronics Innovation for Climate Protection (WRI, 1998)

Quotation about the Montreal Protocol

The Montreal Protocol is the globes most successful and effective environmental treaty. The Montreal Protocol ensured both developed and developing nations would take action on ODS to protect future generations against the deadly dangers of stratospheric ozone depletion.
The Montreal Protocol is a instrument allowing strengthened environmental protection efforts globally.

Mr Mark Miller, The quotation is dated July 31, 2009.

Quotation about the Montreal Protocol

In recent years an important advance has been made by the measurement of the vertical distribution of the ozone in the atmosphere. A digression, covering the war years, describes the measurement of the amount of water vapor in the stratosphere which, however, proved to have a bearing effect of the ozone on the temperature of the upper atmosphere.

Mr G. M. B. Dobson, Forty Years’ Research on Atmospheric Ozone at Oxford: a History

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I am a proud coauthor of a scientific study documenting how early action by citizens and governments put the ozone layer on the path to recovery and forestalled climate change – buying time for the Earth while the Kyoto Protocol takes hold.

Dr Stephen O. Andersen, November 2008

Quotation about the Montreal Protocol

Chemicals pumped into earth's atmosphere decades ago still are affecting ozone levels today. This problem was a long time in the making and because of the persistence of these chlorine compounds, there is no short-term fix.

Prof. Frank Sherwood Rowland, Environmental News Network: Ozone Layer Has Stopped Shrinking, U.S. Study Finds. 31 August 2005

Quotation about the Montreal Protocol

Since 1987 refrigerants are experiencing new constraints due to global environment. The protection of stratospheric ozone under the Montreal Protocol has led to the phase down and then the phase-out of chlorinated substances such as CFC-12 and HCFC-22 which were the two most used refrigerants.

Dr Dr Denis Clodic, 2010 Symposium on Next-generation Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology, NEDO, Tokyo

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The message of the Montreal Protocol was and remains that any environmental problem can be solved through a spirit of cooperation.

Mr Alan Miller, Statement from law class, November 2016

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"Ozone depletion and climate change are highly complex and interconnected scientific issues that demand new measurement activities, including increased research on ozone evolution and monitoring as well as studies of the emissions, banks, and evolution of ODSs and their substitutes"

Dr Michael J. Kurylo, Report of the 7th Meeting of Ozone Research Managers at the 8th COP / 20th MOP (Doha, Qatar; 2008)

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The Montreal Protocol is the largest success of the atmospheric community and has not only succeeded to stop the destruction of the ozone layer but also slow down the dramatic increase of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. In doing so, it leads the way to the Paris Treaty which should benefit from the experience of adjustments of the treaty which will obviously be necessary to be successful.

Dr Marie-Lise CHANIN, The first sign of recovery of the ozone layer at all latitudes and even over the Antarctic is great!

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Ms Annie Gabriel, N/A

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The journey of being the Executive Secretary of the Vienna Convention and its Montreal Protocol was the greatest honor of my life so far. A big thank you to the scientists and experts of the Montreal Protocol, to the parties and stakeholders for their perseverance in protecting the ozone layer and the climate, and to my colleagues that have been guiding me throughout the years.

Dr Tina Birmpili , Reflection to staff on departure, Nairobi, Kenya, Sept. 2020

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My ambition is for the Montreal Protocol to accelerate the HCFC phaseout and HFC phasedown while stopping illegal trade in refrigerants and the dumping of new and used appliances in Ghana and other African countries. This will save money with energy efficiency, save the ozone layer and climate with lowered emissions, and reduce the quantity of appliance waste from used appliances.

Mr Kofi Adu Agyarko, OEWG42 Side Event, Efficient Cooling During and After the Global Pandemic (14 July 2020)

Quotation about the Montreal Protocol

One of the things we find as we go around is that still people are not really aware of the damage methyl bromide is doing to the ozone layer and why it is that you need alternatives. So at ground level there is a need for further awareness. Training is vital. If you are trying to get an alternative up and running you really do need training in its use.

Dr Jonathan Banks, OzonAction Newsletter No.47, May 2004