Ozone Treaty Revisited
Delegates from around the world are meeting in Canada for a tenth anniversary assessment of the Montreal Protocol.– the treaty governing the phase out of ozone depleters, like chloroflourocarbons Some delegates are upset that developing nations are still producing CFC’s, and selling them illegally. But, others warn that the long term goal of a total, world ban on ozone depleting chemicals might be sidetracked by too much emphasis on CFC smuggling. David McLauchlin reports from Montreal.
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