Question

Which of the following is/are correct regarding Montreal Protocol?
(i) Persistent organic pollutants.
(ii) Global warming and climate change.
(iii) To control the emission of ozone depleting substances.
(iv) Biosafety of genetically modified organisms.

• A. (i) and (ii)
• B. (iii) only
• C. (iii) and (iv)
• D. (i) and (iii)

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Montreal protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer is a protocol to the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer. It is an international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of a number of substances believed to be responsible for ozone depletion. The treaty was opened for signature on September $16,1987$, and entered into force on January $1,1989$, followed by a first meeting in Helsinki, May $1989$.