Publish Date: 14 September 2022 - 15:23

Iran reduces 9,800 tons of ozone depleting substances

Tehran, IRNA – Iran's Vice-President and Head of the Department of Environment (DOE), Ali Salajegheh, said here on Wednesday that the Islamic Republic of Iran has reduced 9,800 tons of ozone-destroying emissions as part of its commitment to the Montreal Protocol and has received four international awards from this international Protocol.

On the sideline of Iran's Cabinet session on Wednesday, Salajegheh, pointed to the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer (Sept. 16), and said that Iran succeeded in omitting 9,800 tons of ozone-destroying gasses changing the manufacturing processes of 1,378 factories so far.

The Montreal Protocol is an international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances that are responsible for ozone depletion.

This Protocol was agreed on 16 September 1987, and entered into force on 1 January 1989.

International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer

International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer is celebrated on September 16 designed by the United Nations General Assembly.

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