It seems that the measures to combat climate change could have taken effect and the hole in the ozone layer would be on the way to being completely covered and healed by the year 2066. This is revealed by a recent report from an institution linked to the United Nations Organization (UN).
It was more than 35 years ago that all the nations of the world initially agreed to cut recurring use of chemicals found to be harmful to the ozone layer in Earth’s atmosphere. The 1985 Vienna Convention was approved and signed by 28 countries, which led to the writing of the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer in September 1987.
It was a joint and historical effort implemented since almost the end of the 20th century, where many generations already grew up under this regulatory perspective, betting on long-term results. Now, in the middle of 2022, in the face of the palpable ravages of the climate change globally we received the good news that at least this project would be paying off.
In such a way that within a few decades the ozone layer will fully recover, once again covering our planet.
2066: the year in which the ozone layer will recover according to the UN
The World Meteorological Organization Ozone Research and Monitoring of the Ozone Secretariat of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) has just published your most recent reportwhere they confirm that the hole in the ozone layer is beginning to heal:
“The phasing out of nearly 99% of banned ozone-damaging substances has succeeded in safeguarding the ozone layer, leading to a recovery of the ozone layer in the upper stratosphere and reduced human exposure to harmful ultraviolet rays from the sun”.
This is what Stéphane Dujarric, UN spokesman, points out from statements reproduced by ABC News Australia. However, the group of scientists in charge of reaching these conclusions have also raised the alarm about the possible negative effects of the use of Stratospheric Injection of Aerosols (IEA) as a measure to reduce climate change.
We must remember that the ozone layer protects the planet from harmful radiation related to skin cancer, cataracts and damage to crops among many other environmental impact damage to the planet.
Ultraviolet radiation from the Sun without this shielding has the potential to irreversibly damage life on the planet.
