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Ozone depletion and climate change are serious threats to the very survival of human beings. What are the measures taken by various countries to mitigate the problem?

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International efforts to control these problems are as follows:

  1. The United Nations framework convention on climate change (UNFCCC) — In the convention, it was agreed that the future global warming should be limited to below 2°C relative to the preindustrial level.
  2. The Kyoto protocol — In this protocol countries agreed to cut the greenhouse gas emissions by 5.4 per cent.
  3. The Global Environmental Facility (GEF) — Its main objectives are reduction of greenhouse effect and reduction of ozone layer depletion.

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