Consider the following statements regarding the Montreal Protocol 1 It is an international treaty de...........

Environment and Ecology Envirnment and Climate Change

Consider the following statements regarding the Montreal Protocol:

1.It is an international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer without which diseases like melanoma, other cancers, and eye cataracts can happen.

2.The treaty aims to phase out and completely eliminate the usage of Chlorofluorocarbons only.

3.The protocol is to date the only UN treaty ever that has been ratified by all of 197 UN Member States

Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

1 only

2 only

1 and 3 only

1, 2 and 3

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Explanation:

option b

The Montreal Protocol, finalized in 1987, is a global agreement to protect the stratospheric ozone layer by phasing out the production and consumption of ozone-depleting substances (ODS).
The Montreal Protocol is signed by 197 countries – the first treaty in the history of the United Nations to achieve universal ratification.