When Rowland lectured on CFCs, industry groups often released statements disputing his claims. As Molina recalls today, “Sherry [Rowland] was an established and respected scientist who regularly gave ...

CFCs’ chlorine molecules initiate ozone-destroying chemical reactions and allow UV radiation through to the surface. The world came together in 1987 to sign the Montreal Protocol, ...

Chinese foam manufacturers are releasing an ozone-destroying chemical into the air. Some alarming news from the stratosphere. ... (CFC-11), which the world agreed to phase out starting in 2010.

The investigators at Debunked investigate if CFCs are still harming the ozone layer today. Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum ...

The world would be on track for a collapse of the ozone layer and an additional 2.5 degrees Celsius of global warming by the end of the century if it hadn’t agreed in the 1980s to ban CFCs ...

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), the aerosol chemicals that tore a hole in Earth's protective ozone layer within years of their mass production, are set to make a comeback in the late 21st century, in ...

The world thought it had all but eradicated ozone-depleting CFCs used in air conditioning and refrigeration. Turns out, emissions of some chemicals are still rising.

Falling consumption of CFCs (blue) and other ozone-depleting substances, which were also restricted by the Montreal Protocol in a worldwide effort to save the ozone layer. Our World In Data.

Despite being banned since 2010, five different types of ozone-eating chlorofluorocarbons have increased in our atmosphere, and are thousands of times more potent greenhouse gases than carbon dioxide.

However, in the 1970s, scientists discovered that CFCs were contributing to the depletion of the ozone layer. When CFCs are released into the atmosphere, they rise up to the stratosphere and are ...

Despite CFC ban, ozone hole won't heal until 2070, NASA finds. The area of the ozone hole, such as in October (above), is one way to view the ozone hole from year to year.

The world would be on track for a collapse of the ozone layer and an additional 2.5 degrees Celsius of global warming by the end of the century if it hadn’t agreed in the 1980s to ban CFCs ...