What is the name of an international environmental agreement with universal ratification to protect the earth’s ozone layer by eliminating the use of ozone-depleting substances (ODS)?

What is the name of an international environmental agreement with universal ratification to protect the earth’s ozone layer by eliminating the use of ozone-depleting substances (ODS)? Correct Answer Montreal protocol

The correct answer is option 3 i.e Montreal protocol.

  • Montreal protocol is the name of an international environmental agreement with universal ratification to protect the earth’s ozone layer by eliminating the use of ozone-depleting substances (ODS).
  • It was adopted on 16 September in 1987 in Montreal.
  • It is initially signed by 46 countries but now has 197 countries. 
  • It celebrated its 30th anniversary in the year 2017.
     
Protocol Description
EMEP Protocol
  • The 1984 Geneva Protocol on Long-term Financing of the Cooperative Programme for Monitoring and Evaluation of the Long-range Transmission of Air Pollutants in Europe (EMEP)
Madrid Protocol
  • It is one of two treaties comprising the Madrid System for international registration of trademarks.
  • The protocol is a filing treaty. It provides a cost-effective and efficient way for trademark holders individuals and businesses to ensure protection for their marks in multiple countries

Kyoto Protocol

  • The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which commits its Parties by setting internationally binding emission reduction targets.
  • The Kyoto Protocol was adopted in Kyoto, Japan, on 11 December 1997 and entered into force on 16 February 2005. 

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