Ten years of the Protocol

The good news...
CFCs, halons, carbon tetrachloride and methyl chloroform have been phased out in developing countries to a large extent. Growth rates of CFCs and methyl chloroform in the atmosphere have slowed down. The trend of decision making based on science and technology assessments has been established. Over US $500 million have been allocated to Article 5 countries and as much has been pledged till 1999. Some 20,000 metric tonnes a year of ozone depleting substances (ODS) have been phased out in projects under the Multilateral Fund, well ahead of target. As many as 87 Article 5 countries have prepared plans to phase-out ODS: industry, governments and NGOs are evolving effective forms of partnership to tackle ozone depletion. Some Article 5 countries are phasing out ODS faster than required under the protocol.

...and the bad

The project-by-project approach has proved complicated in some situations. Consumption of ODS is still increasing in some Article 5 countries: significant work needs to be done to mobilise small and medium enterprises in phase-out activities. Policy making and enforcement still lag behind progress in actual phase-out.