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Montreal Protocol  

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  • THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL is an international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of a number substance (such as CFCs—Chlorofluoro compounds) believed to be responsible for ozone depletion. In the late 1920s, chemicals called chloroflourocarbons (cloro-floro-carbons) or CFCs, were invented. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change; Montreal Protocol]

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