{"id":5307,"date":"2019-09-16T11:01:47","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T08:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africasustainabilitymatters.com\/?p=5307"},"modified":"2026-01-11T05:30:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T05:30:32","slug":"the-secretary-generals-message-on-world-ozone-day-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/2019\/09\/16\/the-secretary-generals-message-on-world-ozone-day-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"The Secretary-General&#8217;s Message On World Ozone Day 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>BY\nUN Environment<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next\nweek, the world will gather at United Nations Headquarters in New York for the\nClimate Action Summit, which aims to generate a massive step-up in global\nambition in addressing the climate emergency. Another year of record heatwaves,\nsuper storms and climate disruption tells us we have no choice but to act now\nbefore it is too late. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As\nwe prepare for this crucial meeting, we should remember that the Montreal\nProtocol is both an inspirational example of how humanity is capable of\ncooperating to address a global challenge and a key instrument for tackling\ntoday\u2019s climate crisis. Under this international treaty, nations have worked\nfor 32 years to slash the use of ozone-depleting chemicals, used largely by the\ncooling industry. As a result, the ozone layer that shields us from the sun\u2019s\nharmful ultraviolet radiation is healing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nMontreal Protocol can deliver an equally significant result on climate change\nthrough its Kigali Amendment, which targets hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), powerful\nclimate-heating gases still used in cooling systems. Phasing these out could\nreduce global warming by up to 0.4\u00b0C this century. As industry redesigns\nappliances to replace HFCs, it is also essential to improve their energy\nefficiency to further reduce their impact on the climate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nMontreal Protocol has been such a success because of unanimous global support.\nI commend the 81 nations that have ratified the Kigali Amendment and encourage\nall others to follow suit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As\nwe rightly focus our energies on tackling climate change, we must be careful\nnot to neglect the ozone layer and stay alert to the threat posed by the\nillegal use of ozone-depleting gases. The recent detection of emissions of one\nsuch gas, CFC-11, reminds us that we need continued monitoring and reporting\nsystems, and improved regulations and enforcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Implementation\nof the Kigali Amendment will be front and center for climate action. We need\nall countries to develop National Cooling Action Plans to deliver efficient and\nsustainable cooling and bring essential life preserving services like vaccines\nand safe food to all people. We are calling for concrete and enhanced actions\nfrom industry. The leadership of global leading companies is essential to\nrealize the vision into reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A\nhealthy ozone layer and climate are essential to meeting all of the Sustainable\nDevelopment Goals. The Montreal Protocol continues to protect people and planet\nalike. Let this International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer be an\ninspiration towards greater ambition on cooling, at the Climate Action Summit\nand beyond. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unenvironment.org\/news-and-stories\/statement\/secretary-generals-message-world-ozone-day-2019\">original\narticle<\/a> on UN Environment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY UN Environment Next week, the world will gather at United Nations Headquarters in New York for the Climate Action Summit, which aims to generate a massive step-up in global&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5308,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[101],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5307"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5307\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}