Week 6 Discussion Example

4 days agoLove Awoniyi RE: Week 6 Discussion SparkCOLLAPSETop of FormSpecific international treaties (for example, Ramsar, Montreal Protocol, Paris Climate Accords)In this discussion spark, I choose the international treaties: Montreal Protocol, Paris Accord and Ramsar, The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone layer is a landmark international agreement designed to protect the stratosphere ozone layer and to reduce the production and consumption of ozone depleting substances in order to reduce their abundance in the atmosphere, and thereby protect the fragile ozone layer. The treaty was signed on September 16, 1987 and entered into force on January 1, 1989 and was substantially amended in 1990 and 1992. The Montreal Protocol stipulates that the production and consumption of compounds that deplete ozone in the stratosphere-chlorofluorocarbon (CFCs) halons, carbon tetrachloride, methyl chloroform- are to be phased out by 2000 (2005 for methyl chloroform). Scientific theory and evidence suggest that, once emitted to the atmosphere, these compounds could significantly deplete the stratospheric ozone layer that shields the planet from damaging UV-B radiation.The Vienna Convention for the protection of the Ozone Layer (1985), which outlines states' responsibilities for protecting human health and the environment against the adverse effects of ozone depletion,