Montreal Protocol Feedstock Method Could Be Model For Reducing GHGs

The United Nation’s Montreal Protocol treaty to protect the stratospheric ozone layer, which has evolved into a program that phases out product feedstocks that also have high global warming potential, could be used as a model to achieve reductions of other greenhouse gases such as methane and nitrous oxides (N2O), experts say. During a Feb. 25 Environmental Law Institute (ELI) web event, these experts discussed the history of the successful protocol and the opportunities it continues to offer. The multilateral...