Kigali: This Monday, the World celebrates the Ozone day with the theme: “32 Years of Healing.” This year’s theme celebrates three decades of remarkable international cooperation to protect the Ozone Layer and the climate under the Montreal Protocol.
On this World Ozone Day, Rwanda is celebrating its success with support to the Montreal Protocol especially the Kigali Amendment, which entered into force on 1st January 2019.
Kigali Amendment to phase down Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which are potential climate-warming gases, will prevent up to 0.4°C increase in global temperaturesby by the end of the century while continuing to protect the Ozone layer. Therefore, by combining measures to reduce HFCs and energy efficiency improvements in the cooling industry, greater climate benefits can be achieved.
The International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer marks the date of the signing, in 1987, of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. (Fin)