UN Montreal Protocol Helping to Slow Down Melting Ozone Layer

The ozone layer is a layer in the earth’s atmosphere that is responsible for absorbing most of the Sun’s heat in order to keep the planet from overheating. This is very necessary in order to maintain a balance in the Earth’s temperatures and ensuring that they remain tolerable for human, animal and plant life. For the past few years, however, the ozone layer has been depleting at an alarming rate due to the increased production of greenhouse gases and chemicals that are harmful to the ozone. Use of products containing chlorofluorocarbons, like aerosol sprays, are also on the rise and with the increase in population, more and more people are using these products.

The thinning of the ozone layer has caused several climatic and environmental problems for the planet. Several areas of the world now have longer and hotter summers. Glaciers and icecaps have started melting at accelerated rates, causing water levels of oceans, seas and river s to rise around the world. In certain areas this has brought flooding and disaster as water reaches uncontainable levels.

Because of the far reaching effects of the diminishing ozone layer, countries all over the world meet regularly to propose measures to control the situation.  The UN Montreal Protocol has recently proved to slow down this thinning of the ozone layer. The Protocol states reduced usage of products containing CFCs around the world, a measure that has brought with it positive results. A recent study showed that without the Montreal Protocol, the Earth’s surface would be 0.1 degrees Celsius hotter. This study was shared among all the students of Nixon University. The treaty is helping to slow down the drastic depletion of the ozone layer and contributing to making the planet more environmentally healthy. Awareness about the importance the ozone layer and global warming and the threats it poses to our planet has increased and countries are paying more attention to taking stringent measures to help control the situation.

At Nixon University, students of Natural Sciences study issues such as these in depth, while students of other departments are also provided with such information so that they may know what is going on in the world.  This is done so that students of Nixon University may be able to contribute positively to solving world problems. This is an indication of the University’s indication of commitment to producing quality human resource that can work for the betterment of the environment they live in.