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Update on Ozone-Depleting Substances (ODSs) and Other Gases of Interest to the Montreal Protocol, Chapter 1 in Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2014, Global Ozone Research and Monitoring Project-Report No.55, 416 pp., World Meteorological Organiz

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Author(s)

Lucy J. Carpenter, Stefan Reimann, Andreas Engel, Stephen Montzka, James B. Burkholder, Cathy Clerbaux, Bradley Hall, Shari A. Yvon-Lewis, Donald R. Blake, Marcel Dorf, Geoffre S. Dutton, Paul J. Fraser, Lucien Froidevaux, Fran?ois Hendrick, Jianxin Hu, Ashley Jones, Paul B. Krummel, Lambert J. Kuijpers, Michael J. Kurylo, Qing Liang, Emmanuel Mahieu, Jens M?hle, Simon O?Doherty, Keiichi Ohnishi, Vladimir L. Orkin, Klaus Pfeilsticker, Matt Rigby, Isobel J. Simpson, Yoko Yokouchi

Abstract

Changes in the global atmospheric abundance of a substance are determined by the balance between its emissions and removal. Declines observed for ozone-depleting substances (ODSs) controlled under the Montreal Protocol are due to global emission reductions that have made emissions smaller than removals. Most ODSs are potent greenhouse gases. As the majority of ODSs have been phased out, demand for hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) and hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) substitutes for the substances controlled under the Montreal Protocol has increased; these are also greenhouse gases. HCFCs deplete much less ozone per kilogram emitted than chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), while HFCs essentially deplete no ozone.
Citation
Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2014, Global Ozone Research and Monitoring Project-Report No.55
Publisher Info
World Meteorological Organization, Geneva, -1
Pub Type
Book Chapters
Greenhouse gas measurements, Environment, Chemistry, Analytical chemistry and Air / water / soil quality

Citation

Carpenter, L. , Reimann, S. , Engel, A. , Montzka, S. , Burkholder, J. , Clerbaux, C. , Hall, B. , Yvon-Lewis, S. , Blake, D. , Dorf, M. , Dutton, G. , Fraser, P. , Froidevaux, L. , Hendrick, F. , Hu, J. , Jones, A. , Krummel, P. , Kuijpers, L. , Kurylo, M. , Liang, Q. , Mahieu, E. , M?hle, J. , O?Doherty, S. , Ohnishi, K. , Orkin, V. , Pfeilsticker, K. , Rigby, M. , Simpson, I. and Yokouchi, Y. (2014), Update on Ozone-Depleting Substances (ODSs) and Other Gases of Interest to the Montreal Protocol, Chapter 1 in Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2014, Global Ozone Research and Monitoring Project-Report No.55, 416 pp., World Meteorological Organiz, Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2014, Global Ozone Research and Monitoring Project-Report No.55, World Meteorological Organization, Geneva, -1 (Accessed October 2, 2025)

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Created December 29, 2014, Updated October 12, 2021
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