Pakistan observes International Day for Preservation of the Ozone Layer

Pakistan observes International Day for Preservation of the Ozone Layer today to mark the 35th years of Vienna Convention for the protection of the ozone layer.

This year’s theme for the World Ozone Day 2020 is “Ozone for life: 35 years of ozone layer protection”.

Pakistan observes International Day for Preservation of the Ozone Layer

On this occasion, United Nations Secretary General António Guterres issued a statement.

He stressed the need to work together to preserve the ozone layer and apply the same will to healing the planet and forging a brighter and more equitable future for all humanity.

According to UN, in 1985, the world’s governments adopted the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer.

UN says

“Under the Convention’s Montreal Protocol, governments, scientists and industry worked together to cut out 99 per cent of all ozone-depleting substances.

“Thanks to the Montreal Protocol, the ozone layer is healing and expected to return to pre-1980 values by mid-century.

“In support of the Protocol, the Kigali Amendment, which came into force in 2019, will work towards reducing hydrofluorocarbon (HFCs), greenhouse gases with powerful climate warming potential and damaging to the environment.

“World Ozone Day, held on September 16, celebrates this achievement. It shows that collective decisions and action, guided by science, are the only way to solve major global crises.

“In this year of the COVID-19 pandemic that has brought such social and economic hardship, the ozone treaties’ message of working together in harmony and for the collective good is more important than ever.

“The slogan of the day, ‘Ozone for life’, reminds us that not only is ozone crucial for life on Earth, but that we must continue to protect the ozone layer for future generations.”

GTV