A new study found that there is one overlooked loophole that may be quietly slowing that progress behind the scenes.
Small Industrial Leaks Add Up
The team at MIT examined ozone-depleting chemicals still allowed under the Montreal Protocol for use as industrial “feedstocks,” which are chemical building blocks used to make plastics, coatings, and replacement refrigerants.
When the Montreal Protocol was signed in 1987, scientists believed only about 0.5% of these chemicals would leak into the atmosphere. New measurements now show leakage rates are much higher, closer to 3.6%, with some chemicals like carbon…
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