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 (DIR) Post #AZqWYfbQLAK0UUEd2u by danso@mtl.rocks
       2023-09-16T16:05:07.530887Z
       
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       I tend to think most “holidays” are weird old traditions that don’t make sense to keep around; vestigial relics of a dead era.But today is September 16.On this day in ‘87, politicians and rulers from 46 countries gathered in #Montreal to negotiate and sign a treaty called the Montreal Protocol. This agreement, if ratified, would establish an international ban on producing substances that damaged the #ozone layer.It was ratified by 197 independent states – every UN member – ignoring the complaints of the #CFC industry.CFCs were banned, and the ozone layer hole has been gradually healing every year. The Montreal Protocol has been called “perhaps the single most successful international agreement”.For me, that’s worthy of celebration.Happy #MontrealProtocol day.#climate #mtl