Phrases with «ozone treaty»

The phrase "ozone treaty" refers to an agreement among countries to protect the Earth's ozone layer. Full definition

Sentences with «ozone treaty»

  • The Multilateral Fund to help countries implement the Montreal Protocol received $ 31 million, down only $ 1 million from enacted levels — an allocation credited at least in part to former White House energy adviser George David Banks, a strong backer of the ozone treaty. (scientificamerican.com)
  • But not everyone agreed that the ozone treaty was the right place to address HFC proliferation, and China and India initially insisted that climate pollutants should be dealt with only under the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change. (scientificamerican.com)
  • The amendment to the Montreal Protocol phasing down heat - trapping hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which was adopted in the early hours of Saturday in the Rwandan capital of Kigali, is in part the result of 7 1/2 years of lobbying and maneuvering by the Obama administration, environmental advocacy community and U.S. industry bent on using the ozone treaty to phase down the climate - forcing chemicals. (scientificamerican.com)
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